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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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How enactive is the dynamic sensorimotor account of raw feel?

discussing some insights from phenomenology and the cognitive sciences

Alfonsina Scarinzi

pp. 67-81

Abstract

This contribution deals with the question of how enactive O'Regan's dynamic sensorimotor account of phenomenal consciousness is. It answers this question by focusing on O'Regan's dynamic sensorimotor account of raw feel. It supports the view that O'Regan's sensorimotor approach is semi-enactive because it clings to environment-centric ecological Gibsonian overtones. It emphasizes the instrumental role of action in perception enactivism rejects and neglects the subjectivity of experience. This contribution makes the point that the role of the motor and cognitive-emotional aroused lived body and the subject's conscious access to it in experiencing the qualities of sensorimotor interactions and hence the subjectivity of experience need to be taken into account in order to overcome the ecological environment-centric overtones of O'Regan's approach.

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Published in:

Martin Andrew O. (2014) Contemporary sensorimotor theory. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 67-81

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05107-9_5

Full citation:

Scarinzi Alfonsina (2014) „How enactive is the dynamic sensorimotor account of raw feel?: discussing some insights from phenomenology and the cognitive sciences“, In: A. O. Martin (ed.), Contemporary sensorimotor theory, Dordrecht, Springer, 67–81.