Thinking with the Body

SANZ, Ricardo, et al., Thinking with the body: Towards hierarchical, scalable cognition. In: Handbook of Cognitive Science. Elsevier, 2008. p. 395-421.

[…] The physical-informational frontier defines the scope of mind. (p. 399, Figure 20.2) ⇒ Pille Bunnell's Touchstone

The physical-informational frontier defines the scope of mind and system. But this scope is arbitrary to the extent that—according to Systems Theory—what is the system and what is the environment is a contingent decision. In the analysis of cognitive systems we use three arbitrary parts to separate the universe—Environment, Body, and Mind—relating States to one another. In some cases the specific physical realization of such states is important for the achievement of certain physical objectives. In other cases it is not.

Cf. X-Curve/Theory of Change (with Body at the intersection?)

⇒ The Phenomenon of Control