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 …