The Relational Mind
An Enactive Theory of the Self
$195.52
- Paperback
324 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2026
Summary
A new, enactive approach to the self as a fundamentally social phenomenon, in which the mind arises from human relations.
What if connection—not separation—was the starting point for thinking about the human self? In The Relational Mind, philosopher and cognitive scientist Miriam Kyselo calls into question the common individualist assumption that the self is what separates us from others and comes before sociality. Taking on two of philosophy’s most central problems—the mind-…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262056984 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262056984 |
| Author: | Miriam Kyselo |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 324 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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“What if our starting point for thinking about the self was our deep personal connection with others? This is Kyselo’s starting point. What if autonomy was not a first assumption but something that we win only in our relations with others? What would that mean for most of our western philosophical discussions of self and personal identity? These are questions for which the resources of enactive approaches to embodied social existence can provide answers, and Kyselo does an extraordinary job of developing both the questions and the answers.”
—Shaun Gallagher, Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Philosophy, University of Memphis
“Myriam Kyselo is an exciting new voice in embodied cognitive science and many of us have been eagerly waiting for her first book-length contribution. The Relational Mind does not disappoint. This book is a clear and compelling defense of the self as not just embodied, but co-embodied with others. It also provides a user-friendly introduction to the enactive approach in cognitive science, especially as it applies to development and social cognition.”
—Anthony Chemero, Professor of Philosophy and Connected Computing, Vanderbilt University
Miriam Kyselo
Miriam Kyselo is Professor of Philosophy at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
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