The Embodied Philosopher

The book is the first formulation of a meta-philosophical scheme rooted in the embodied cognition paradigm. The latter views subjects capable of cognition and experience as living, embodied creatures coupled with their environments. On the other hand, the emergence of experimental philosophy has given rise to a new context in which philosophers have begun to search for a more thorough definition of philosophical competence. The time is ripe for these two trends to join their efforts. Therefore, the book discusses what it means for a human being thought of as a living subject to pursue philosophy. In this context, in contrast to the existing literature, philosophical competence must not be conflated with competence in philosophy . The former is a skill or attitude. The book refers to this peculiar attitude as the recognition of one's epistemic position .

Provides an utterly original staging of meta-philosophy in terms of the enactive philosophy of embodied cognition Explores how we question and self-reflect even as the pursuit of inquiry reflexively transforms us Discusses what it means for a human being thought of as an embodied subject to pursue philosophy

Autorentext

Konrad Werner works as adjunct professor at the University of Warsaw, Poland. His interests span general ontology as well as applied ontologies in such areas as theoretical biology, cognitive science and the social sciences (especially economics). He is interested in the ontological foundations of the embodied mind paradigm and enactivism. His works have been published in Synthese,Topoi, Adaptive Behavior, Philosophia, Philosophical Papers, Constructivist Foundations, among other places.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Philosophizing as a peculiar pursuit.- 2. Questioning the comparability of (philosophical) beliefs.- 3. Erotetic intuition: towards a logic of questions, and beyond.- 4. Philosophy as recognition: Thinking from inside the cave.- 5.The Embodied Philosopher.-6. Epilogue: Spandrels and philosophy.