From Autopoiesis to Symbiotic Entanglement: Rethinking Enactivism Through Metabolism and Microbes
Adaptive Behavior December 9, 2025 Jack Reynolds, Jan Baedke
Enactivism has recently faced criticism for either leaning too heavily on philosophical speculation without clear scientific grounding, or relying on quite old empirical work in cognitive science, especially concerning sensorimotor actions. While one can push back against such charges, in this paper we take a different approach. We will use metabolic and microbiome research as a case study to...