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Enactivism: Cognition as Non-representational, Embodied Action

Katsunori Miyahara

2026 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-95-1327-7_21 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper
Key points The chapter outlines the main ideas and key concepts of enactivism, a philosophical framework for understanding life and cognition that was initially formulated by Francisco Varela and collaborators in their 1991 book The Embodied Mind.

Abstract

Enactivism is a philosophical framework to understand life and cognition, initially formulated by neuroscientist Francisco Varela and his collaborators in their 1991 book The Embodied Mind . This chapter outlines its main ideas and key concepts.