Sense for non-sense. Review of “Enactive Cognition at the Edge of Sense-Making. Making Sense of Non Sense” Cover Image

Sense for non-sense. Review of “Enactive Cognition at the Edge of Sense-Making. Making Sense of Non Sense”
Sense for non-sense. Review of “Enactive Cognition at the Edge of Sense-Making. Making Sense of Non Sense”

Author(s): Jacek Olender
Subject(s): Anthropology, Gender Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Epistemology, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Science, Cognitive Psychology, Clinical psychology, Phenomenology
Published by: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych
Keywords: enactive cognition;sense-making;sense-making;non-sense;motor cognition;understanding

Summary/Abstract: The book edited by Massimiliano Cappuccio and Tom Froese is aimed at understanding non-sense in cognition and the process of sense-making. The authors of twelve chapters included in the book focus on different aspects of sense-making in diversified aspects of cognition. The texts included in the book show that sense-making is one of the most important aspects of cognition in general. They put the enactive perspective to the problem, which influences the overall reception of the book. Since enactivism has strong philosophical implications, not everyone will agree with the positions proposed by the authors, and some of the chapters are non-canonical even in their views on enactivism. However, even readers not accepting this approach might find the book interesting and thought provoking.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 2-3
  • Page Range: 102-112
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English