Enaction Archives - Scybernethics

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

soto² — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:50:11 +0000

°°°°~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 …

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Whence perceptual meaning? A cartography of current ideas – Varela F. J. (1989)

Christophe Rigon — Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:23:55 +0000

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 …

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Exploring the Future of Rationality at the Age of ChatGPT

Christophe Rigon — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 18:44:34 +0000

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 …

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