{"product_id":"the-embodied-mind-revised-edition-cognitive-science-and-human-experience","title":"The Embodied Mind, Revised Edition: Cognitive Science and Human Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrancisco Varela, Evan Thompson, and Eleanor Rosch's \u003cem\u003eThe Embodied Mind\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—the groundbreaking work that originated the \"embodied cognition\" movement and pioneered the connections between cognitive science and Buddhist contemplative practices, presenting a revolutionary vision of mind as inseparable from body, world, and lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, and Eleanor Rosch first published \u003cem\u003eThe Embodied Mind\u003c\/em\u003e in 1991, introducing \"enaction\"—a form of cognitive science where both the environment and first-person experience are essential aspects of embodiment. The book challenged the dominant computational view of mind, arguing instead that cognition arises through the dynamic interaction of brain, body, and world. Drawing on phenomenology, Buddhist philosophy, and neuroscience, the authors demonstrate that mind cannot be understood apart from the lived body and its engagement with the environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you'll discover:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe revolutionary concept of enaction and embodied cognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConnections between cognitive science and Buddhist philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCritique of computational and representational theories of mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of phenomenology and first-person experience in science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow mindfulness practice illuminates the nature of cognition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe groundless, interdependent nature of self and world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors bridge Western cognitive science and Buddhist Madhyamaka philosophy, showing how contemplative practice offers direct insight into the processes cognitive science studies theoretically. Mindfulness meditation reveals the moment-to-moment arising of experience, the absence of a fixed self, and the interdependence of perceiver and perceived—insights that align with enactive cognitive science's understanding of mind as embodied, embedded, and enacted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes \u003cem\u003eThe Embodied Mind\u003c\/em\u003e essential for contemplative readers is its rigorous integration of scientific and contemplative approaches to understanding mind. The book demonstrates that Buddhist insights into no-self, emptiness, and dependent origination are not merely philosophical positions but descriptions of cognitive reality accessible through disciplined introspection. This revised edition includes substantive introductions by Evan Thompson and Eleanor Rosch clarifying central arguments and discussing subsequent research, plus a preface by Jon Kabat-Zinn on mindfulness-based stress reduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Students of cognitive science and philosophy of mind, readers interested in embodied cognition and enactivism, those exploring connections between Buddhism and neuroscience, practitioners seeking scientific frameworks for contemplative experience, students of phenomenology and consciousness studies, readers interested in interdisciplinary approaches to mind, and contemplative readers drawn to rigorous integration of science and Buddhist philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis revised edition presents the classic work that transformed cognitive science—demonstrating that mind is embodied, enacted, and inseparable from the world, with profound implications for both scientific understanding and contemplative practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francisco J. Varela","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46466161180803,"sku":"BS-3QC-529365","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/1583\/7571\/files\/9780262529365-HD.jpg?v=1770147799","url":"https:\/\/www.merceliarose.com\/products\/the-embodied-mind-revised-edition-cognitive-science-and-human-experience","provider":"Mercelia Rose","version":"1.0","type":"link"}