Feminist Philosophy of Mind
July 7, 2022
Ashby Butnor, Matthew Mackenzie
5 citations
Embodied cognition, or enactivism, holds that the body is central to perception, emotion, and thought, challenging traditional mind-body dualism. This chapter applies enactivism to social and political issues, particularly gender. Using Judith Butler's concept of performativity, it argues that gender identity arises from ongoing, embodied interactions with the world. By focusing on how values are embedded in these bodily practices, oppressive patterns can be disrupted, creating possibilities for liberation.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers eBooks
January 1, 2022
Matthew Mackenzie
2 citations
This book is the first to fully engage embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended (4E) accounts of mind with Buddhist philosophy, drawing on and integrating enactivism and Buddhist thought. It deepens the dialogue between Buddhist philosophy and 4E philosophy of mind and phenomenology, engaging core issues in the philosophy of mind through this cross-cultural exchange. Indian philosophers developed sophisticated accounts of mind, self, cognition, perception, and embodiment. As a work of cross-cultural philosophy, the book investigates mind and experience in dialogue with Indian and Western thinkers, articulating and defending a dynamic, non-substantialist, and embodied account of experience, subjectivity, and self.