This lecture will give an overview of the enactive approach to cognition, according to which cognition is a mode of embodied action. The implications of the enactive approach for understanding intersubjectivity, social cognition and contemplative practice will be explored.

Evan Thompson, PhD

University of British Columbia

Convening Faculty, Fellow, Grantee, Reviewer

Evan Thompson is a writer and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, where he is also an Associate Member of the Department of Asian Studies and the … MORE