Enactivism and Emotion: A Way Out of the Cognitivist Crossroads

Authors

  • Andrea Florencia Melamed Universidad de Buenos Aires, IIF (SADAF/CONICET)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me12.314

Keywords:

affect, cognition, emotion, enactivism

Abstract

In this paper I intend to show how it is possible to approach the emotional phenomenon without subsuming the phenomenon by following existing standards, but rather by questioning them and contributing to the consolidation of a field of study of emotions with its own legitimacy. My purpose here is to present how the study of emotions could be favored by the revolution that has taken place within the framework of cognitive sciences, which, among other things, has given rise to the vindication of alternative ways of conceptualizing the mind and life in general.

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Published

2021-10-01

How to Cite

Melamed, A. F. (2021). Enactivism and Emotion: A Way Out of the Cognitivist Crossroads . Metatheoria – Journal of Philosophy and History of Science, 12(1), 45–57. https://doi.org/10.48160/18532330me12.314

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