Enactivism and the Hegelian Stance on Intrinsic Purposiveness
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences July 7, 2022 A. Gambarotto, M. Mossio 13 citations
Hegel viewed organisms as intrinsically purposive natural systems, emphasizing their behavioral and cognitive capacities. This Hegelian stance, which develops a naturalized yet non-reductive account of natural purposiveness, is also present in enactivism, a contemporary theory of biological autonomy focused on cognition and the mind.