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(2014) Contemporary sensorimotor theory, Dordrecht, Springer.
This paper draws on Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophy to sketch a phenomenological interpretation of sensorimotor understanding. I begin by situating Noë's enactive theory of vision in relation to Husserlian phenomenology. I then raise three related objections to Noë's treatment of sensorimotor understanding in terms of practical knowledge of possibilities for action. Finally, I appeal to Phenomenology of Perception to show how two of its major operative concepts – the "body schema' and "sedimentation' – can help to plug the gaps in Noë's account.
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05107-9_4
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Pepper, K. (2014)., The phenomenology of sensorimotor understanding, in A. O. Martin (ed.), Contemporary sensorimotor theory, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 53-65.
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