Radical Enactivism and Self-Knowledge

Rolla, Giovanni

doi:10.1590/0100-512x2018n14105gr

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“…To conclude this overview, since the publication of 'The Embodied Mind' three distinct branches of enactive theorising have been identified (Rolla, 2018;):…”

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confidence: 99%

“…• Autopoietic enactivism as we have mainly outlined, focuses on the project of grounding cognition in embodied organisms, positing a necessary relationship between consciousness and the biodynamics of living beings (Maiese, 2018). • Radical enactivism is characterised by its goal of improving and unifying antirepresentationalist approaches to cognition consistent with sensorimotor and autopoietic enactivism (Hutto, 2011;Nolla, 2018).…”

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Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

O'Neill¹

2021

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<p>In correctional practice, as primarily informed and driven by the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) practice framework of Bonta and Andrews (2017), theoretical explanations of agency bear significance in their representation and consequent treatment of ‘criminal’ agents. Due to a state of ‘theoretical illiteracy’ however, this domain remains largely divorced from the insights offered by current affective science (Ward, 2019). The purpose of this paper is to outline key principles offered within an ‘enactive’ paradigm; a contemporary strand of cognitive science that depicts cognition as embodied, embedded and enactive, ultimately submitting a relational cognitive-affective agency, constituted of habits of bodies and minds (Maise & Hanna, 2019; Ward, Silverman & Villalobos, 2017). Enactivism offers various elements that contrast with traditional internal ‘cognitivist models’ of agency, which inform mainstream correctional practice; these include the active, affective and social nature of cognition, which as is illustrated, lends emphasis to the impact of prevalent ideologies, through institutions, upon agents (Maise & Hanna, 2019). In this project I outline current correctional treatment of agency, as it stands in contrast to insights offered by enactive accounts, and as embedded in a broader neoliberal context. Therefore I provide some critical examination of the relationship between psychological theory and neoliberal ideology, specifically focusing on principles of individualism and self-governance it is purported to cultivate. In conclusion I maintain that the RNR provides a thin representation of agency that is driven by an internal and limited perspective of functioning that precludes aspects essential to the personhood of agents including its active, affective and phenomenological nature. As embedded in a neoliberal context, I argue that this significantly limits rehabilitative practice, and reifies an abstraction of mindedness from material and social contexts. A pluralistic approach to rehabilitation is therefore necessary, including the enactive and related perspectives expounded in this piece, in order to provide explanation and therefore practice beyond entrenched normative assumptions of agency and human function.</p>

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“…To conclude this overview, since the publication of 'The Embodied Mind' three distinct branches of enactive theorising have been identified (Rolla, 2018;):…”

Section: Enactivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enactivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

O'Neill¹

2021

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“…To conclude this overview, since the publication of 'The Embodied Mind' three distinct branches of enactive theorising have been identified (Rolla, 2018;):…”

Section: Enactivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Enactivismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

O'Neill¹

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Radical Enactivism and Self-Knowledge

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Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

Enactivism and Correctional Science: An Analysis of Forensic Treatment of Agency in a Neoliberal Climate

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