Guo Chen

Existence and Enaction: A Critical Review of the Encounter between Existential Philosophy and Enactive Cognitive Science

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) July 14, 2026 Guo Chen preprint

This article critically reviews the encounter between selected existential philosophies and enactive approaches to cognition. “Classical existentialism” functions as a retrospective review category, while enactivism is treated through the influential but contested distinction among autonomy-centred, sensorimotor, and radical approaches. The review distinguishes documented influence, mediated...