Enactivism: Embodied cognition, sense-making, and nursing.
Nursing inquiry October 1, 2024 DOI: 10.1111/nin.12672 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Embodied cognition Enactivism Nursing theory |
| Citations | 4 |
| Key points | Argues that enactivist theory provides an integrated framework for human sense-making that could be valuable for nursing knowledge, especially in mental health nursing. |
Abstract
Enactivism is a branch of embodied cognition theory that argues for a highly distributed model of cognition as a sense-making process involving brain, body, environment, and subjective experience. It is a theoretical framework with potential value for nursing since it offers an integrated framework for human sense-making that includes physiological and psychological factors as well as the primary experience of subjective perceptions. This paper presents an introduction to the background and main tenets of enactivist theory. These are discussed in relation to nursing, and mental health nursing to argue for the relevance of enactivism in nursing knowledge.