The Enactive Paradigm and Scybernethics: Towards a Second-Order Scientific Revolution

°°°°~x§x-<@> Introduction The enactive paradigm of cognition represents a significant shift in our understanding of how organisms interact with and make sense of their world. This blog post explores the key epistemological characteristics of enactivism and introduces scybernethics as a valuable extension of this framework, highlighting the methodological consequences that point towards a scientific revolution …

Whence perceptual meaning? A cartography of current ideas – Varela F. J. (1991)

Varela F. J. (1991) Whence perceptual meaning? A cartography of current ideas. In: Varela F. J. & Dupuy J. P. (eds.) Understanding origins: Contemporary ideas on the origin of life, mind and society. Kluwer, Boston: 235–263. Available at https://cepa.info/2074 (free inscription, excellent knowledge base about enaction and alternative approaches to cognition). Also published as a …

Exploring the Future of Rationality at the Age of ChatGPT

A conversation with ChatGPT4 about cognitive functionalism, mechanical thinking, the enactive paradigm and their systemic implications both on our world and on our common rationality. “We succeeded, and we failed, for exactly the same reason, namely our mode of rationality.” J. A. Wojciechowski. The deep civilizational roots of functionalism and mechanical thinking Me: “Explain the …