Outonomy: Fleshing out the Concept of Autonomy Beyond the Individual

Process and Relational Ontology in Enactive Psychiatry

Outonomy: Fleshing out the Concept of Autonomy Beyond the Individual 2026 Enara García

This chapter examines mental disorders from an enactive perspective. It explores two key ontological claims—the processual and relational nature of cognition—and their implications for our understanding of mental disorders. Rather than viewing them as isolated brain disorders, mental disorders are presented as developmental sensorimotor trajectories that are shaped by embodied interactions and...