Marx and Enactivism
Intellectica. Revue de l'Association pour la Recherche Cognitive January 1, 2015 Paul Loader 3 citations
Marxian thought shares deep parallels with enactivism, often overlooked in favor of Heidegger or Wittgenstein. These parallels fall into three areas: the unification of the subject (Marx's 'whole man' as an embodied agent embedded in a physical and social environment, fragmented by the mental/manual division of labor), praxis (ideas grounded in material being, thought and action synthesized, and philosophical problems resolved through practical activity), and dialectics (a holistic view emphasizing reciprocal causation and dynamic change, transcending dichotomies). These affinities are sometimes direct, traceable through Marxist intermediaries like Merleau-Ponty, Vygotsky, Levins, and Lewontin.