On haptic and motor incorporation of tools and other objects

• Published in: Phenomenology and the cognitive sciences Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 685 - 701
• Main Authors: Carijó, Filipe Herkenhoff, de Almeida, Maria Clara, Kastrup, Virgínia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2013; Springer
• Subjects: Activity levels. Psychomotricity; Biological and medical sciences; Cognitive Psychology; Education; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Perception; Phenomenology; Philosophy; Philosophy of Mind; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychology. Psychophysiology; Psychomotor activities; Tactile perception; Haptic system; Maine de Biran; Incorporation; Tool use; Motor control; Human; Tactile sensitivity; Perception; Cognition; Motricity; Philosophy; Tool

This article presents a conceptual discussion on the phenomenon of incorporation of tools and other objects in the light of Maine de Biran’s philosophy of the relation between the body and the motor will. Drawing on Maine de Biran’s view of the body as that portion of the material world which direct...