ENACTION THEORY
Charles François (2004). ENACTION THEORY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 1068.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 1068 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
A theory of cognition which considers it as inscribed in the body.
This theory, introduced by F. VARELA et al (1993), is influenced by Buddhist traditional psychology, and constitutes also a development of MATURANA and VARELA's concept of autopoiesis. It proposes an integrated approach to the so-called “mind-body” problem, as the body is the place wherein perceptive and cognitive mechanisms are elaborated as subjective cognition.