Giovanni Rolla

Giovanni Rolla, a Professor of Philosophy at the Federal University of Bahia, dives into the world of enactivism, contrasting it with traditional cognitivism. He explains how enactivism, ecological psychology, and embodied cognition offer a more nuanced understanding of perception and knowledge. Rolla argues against representational frameworks, emphasizing the importance of embodied experience. He discusses how organisms shape their environments and introduces concepts like 'affordances' and 'niche construction,' painting a vibrant picture of cognition as an interactive, evolving process.