Briedis, Mindaugas
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Briedis, Mindaugas
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Briedis, Mindaugas
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DWH-0171-2022
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Item type:Publication, Situating Skills: Emergent Dynamic Reconfigurations of Activities in the Transition from a Learning Environment to Another(Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 2025); The paper aims to provide a broad construct for understanding skills, what they are, and the ways in which they are situated, i.e., dependent on the conditions for their exercise. Adding to Hinchliffe's approach, we made skillsā transferability not only a key aspect of their conceptualization but also a way of exploring their deeply embodied nature and their intricate relation with complex situations. While there is a growing body of research regarding concrete aspects of embodied cognition in learning environments, little attention is given to skilful performances while transferring them into different (mediatized and non-mediatized) learning environments. Our theoretical and empirical investigation offers a preliminary picture of how skills are reconfigured and redeployed in transitioning from one learning environment to another. Regarding the structure of skill, we enlarged Hinchliffeās approach, integrating the perspective of conversational analysis. The structure of skills can be made explicit if we follow their build-up from simple abilities and their integration into larger structures. According to our view, being skilful means that one can cope with scripted and unscripted interactions and move easily between them Ā©The authors Ā©Meta Ā©Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi.18 21 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Embodied cognition and the imaging of bio-pathologies: the question of experiential primacy in detecting diagnostic phenomenaThis article investigates the origins of the experiences involved in the diagnostics (detection and normative evaluation) of biological entities in image-based medical praxis. Our specific research aim presupposes a vast discussion regarding the origins of knowledge in general, but is narrowed down to the alternatives of anthropomorphism and biomorphism. Accordingly, in the subsequent chapters we will make an attempt to investigate and illustrate what holds the diagnostic experiential situation togetherābiological regularities, manifestation via movement, conscious synthesis, causal categories, or something else. We argue that as long as knowledge originates out of practices, a promising way forward is to oscillate between the prominent although controversial ideas of the history of philosophy and observations of concrete human practices, such as, in our chosen example, image-based medical diagnostics of biological pathologies. Although a number of thinkers are involved in the discussion, Aristotle and Husserl are most important here as the representatives of historical paradigms on the matter. The body in this research was not taken solely as the physical entity (Kƶrper) but rather as a transcendental, constitutive structure where diagnostic and biological processes synchronize in teleological movement (Leib). However, philosophical speculations are illustrated by actual radiograms, the interpretation of which brings us back to the aforementioned question of primacy regarding cognition. Ā© 2024 Springer Nature14 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Enaction of mestizo identity in Pedro PĆ”ramo: transgression as care for the embodied soul(Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2025); Juan Rulfoās Pedro PĆ”ramo (1994 [1955]) is one of the milestones of Mexican literature and it holds an important place in the global canon of the twentieth century. Despite the wide spectrum of interpretative possibilities it offers, there are almost no studies of this important novel from the perspective of embodied cognition. This article draws on the vocabulary of contemporary philosophy to address this critical gap, deconstructing the full range of traditional binary oppositions articulated by Rulfo, which includes: body and mind, cognitive and moral, imaginative and perceptual, mystical and lived, freedom and responsibility, individual and social. However, to establish the relevancy of our chosen conceptual apparatus, we return to Aristotle to offer a novel interpretation which also allows us to situate and correlate both the universal (human) and particular (mestizo) projects laid out by the author of PĆ”ramo. We demonstrate both the usefulness of Aristotleās universal descriptions of the human being and the shortcomings of their rationalism and optimism in the context of the postcolonial world. To modify and extend this adaptation we reflect further on the specific āmovementsā of the mestizo soul, which privilege embodied moments of cognition and transgression as the proper care for the soul, a soul that embraces both individual and socio-cultural aspects. This finally allows us to address the question of how the post-logocentric enaction and mediation of mestizo identity is possible. Ā©The authors Ā©Filosofia Unisinos Ā©Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos. Pedro PĆ”ramo(1994 [1955]), de Juan Rulfo, Ć© uma das obras mais emblemĆ”ticas da literatura mexicana e ocupa um lugar de destaque no cĆ¢none global do sĆ©culo XX. Apesar do amplo espectro de possibilidades interpretativas que oferece, hĆ” pouquĆssimos estudos desta importante obra sob a perspectiva da cogniĆ§Ć£o incorporada. Este artigo recorre ao vocabulĆ”rio da filosofia contemporĆ¢nea para abordar essa lacuna crĆtica, desconstruindo o conjunto de oposiƧƵes binĆ”rias tradicionais articuladas por Rulfo, que inclui: corpo e mente, cognitivo e moral, imaginativo e perceptivo, mĆstico e vivido, liberdade e responsabilidade, individual e social. Contudo, para fundamentar a relevĆ¢ncia do aparato conceitual escolhido, retornamos a AristĆ³teles com o intuito de oferecer uma interpretaĆ§Ć£o inovadora que tambĆ©m nos permita situar e correlacionar os projetos tanto universais (humanos) quanto particulares (mestiƧos) delineados pelo autor dePĆ”ramo. Demonstramos, por um lado, a utilidade das descriƧƵes universais aristotĆ©licas sobre o ser humano e, por outro, suas limitaƧƵes - notadamente o racionalismo e o otimismo - no contexto do mundo pĆ³s-colonial. Para modificar e expandir essa adaptaĆ§Ć£o, refletimos sobre os movimentos especĆficos da alma mestiƧa, que privilegiam momentos corporificados de cogniĆ§Ć£o e transgressĆ£o como formas prĆ³prias de cuidado da alma - uma alma que abarca aspectos individuais e socioculturais. Isso nos permite, por fim, abordar a questĆ£o de como se torna possĆvel a enaĆ§Ć£o e a mediaĆ§Ć£o pĆ³s-logocĆŖntrica da identidade mestiƧa. Ā© Os autores Ā©Filosofia Unisinos Ā©Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos.31 27 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, A critical-embodied phenomenology of Mestizo identity: Corporeality in the ecology of Mexican MuralismIn this article, we consider Mexican Muralism, specifically the works of Diego Rivera, as a prominent manifestation of artistic media ecologies that provide affordances for conversations and interactions which amplify social beliefs and turn subjective judgements into intersubjective reality. We analyse this reality from the perspectives of embodied cognition and critical phenomenology. We use this conceptual apparatus to examine the genesis of mestizo identity in the specific medium of Mexican Muralism. We aim to clarify the particular lived experience of the mestizo subaltern condition and its relation to the origins of mestizo subjectivity. This article argues that Riveraās murals, understood through a framework of critical phenomenology and media ecology, offer embodied, spatial strategies that disrupt colonized forms of perception and imagination, thereby contributing to a reconfiguration of subjectivity. Moreover, we examine how visible markers of social identity ā such as gender, race and class ā are mediated by murals and thus inform the personal awareness and experience of inequality. Ā©The authors Ā© 2025 Intellect Ltd.24 3 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Enactive approach to social interactions in religious media ecologiesIn this article we examine the role of the body in constituting specific social interactions via religious media ecologies from the perspective of the enactive embodied cognition. Religious media ecologies give affordances for conversation and interaction which amplify not only religious but also social beliefs and turn subjective judgements into an intersubjective reality. Hence, despite the traditional emphasis on rational, verbal forms of social interaction, we consider the human body to be something of a cognitive pattern or map, representing important social senses and relations. Thematizing the proximity between embodied cognition and religious media ecologies can bring together philosophy and sociology, while addressing a range of prominent thinkers in an original way. Ā© 2023 Intellect LtdScopusĀ© Citations 5 10 4 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Kantās Transcendentalism and Tillichās Ontological TheologyThe article discusses Paul Tillichās ontology against the background of Kantās transcendental philosophy, and attempts to show that Tillich criticizes Kantās critical demarcation of knowledge, on the one hand, and incorporates the categorial forms of Kantās transcendental philosophy into his ontology, on the other. When constructing the concept of ontology, Tillich uses Kantās categorical analysis and critique of metaphysics. Thus, Tillichās approach to Kantās epistemology is polemical and requires a deeper analysis. Like Kant, Tillich raises the question of what it means to exist and how this existence relates to God. Although Kantās transcendental dialectic justifies the impossibility of proving God through intellectual operations, the mind can contemplate ultimate reality. For both thinkers, the main problem becomes the application of reason beyond its theoretical competence. Ā© The author Ā© Zalozba Nova Revija Ā© Phainomena.13 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Gnosis and Pistis in Tillichās and Kierkegaardās Philosophical TheologyIn making this declaration, Tillich risks approaching the stylistics of traditional metaphysics, a position that few theologians or philosophers have held since Hegel (with the exception of the neo-Thomists). [...]by equating thought with systematicity, Tillich argued that both philosophy and theology must appear in a system, and he himself became one of those rare philosophers of religion who, in the post-Hegelian era, constructed a system of philosophical theology, in which the answers to fundamental existential questions were presented in the form of traditional Christian symbols. Inspired by these ideas, Tillich distinguishes Christianity from its "foundation" Like Hegel, he believes that "the tendencies inherent in other cultures and religions anticipate and are fulfilled in the Christian response" (Tillich 1951, 15). [...]in Christianity the "religious principle" or the "idea of universal theology" is most successfully manifested. The only distinctiveness that elevates Christianity above other religions is the superiority of its foundation (the Christological event). [...]paradoxically, no particular religion (not even Christianity) can be fundamental in the absolute sense, although if any religion can supplant Christianity, it is only a more perfect form of Christianity itself. [...]there is one thing that Tillich certainly does not mean when he speaks of Christianity: its unparalleled authority, that is, the unconditional acceptance of knowledge. [...]Tillich is not inclined to quickly accept the postulates of faith, but rather to analyze the conclusions of knowledge first. Ā©The autor Ā© Phainomena Ā© Zalozba Nova Revija.14 49 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, Challenging human creativity: an exercise of co-creation with generative artificial intelligenceThis paper explores the collaborative potential between humans and generative artificial intelligence in creative contexts through a co-creation framework. The study uses ChatGPT to develop narrative elements such as slogans, taglines, and claims for university marketing programs, comparing human-generated and artificial intelligence-generated content to evaluate effectiveness and engagement. Results indicate that while artificial intelligence can contribute useful and creative content, human participants still prefer human-generated narratives in many instances. The study also highlights how generative artificial intelligence can enhance creative processes by accelerating ideation and reducing cognitive load, but it raises concerns regarding the originality and diversity of artificial intelligence-generated content. This research provides insights into the integration of artificial intelligence in collaborative creative work and suggests best practices for leveraging artificial intelligence tools in marketing and communication strategies. Ā©The authors Ā©Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.15 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Embodied Genetic Phenomenology of Dynamic Identities. On the Assemblages between Radiology and SurrealismThere are number of reasons why it might be problematic to compare surrealism and radiology and this article will address some of them. However, this does not mean that the embodied cognitive patterns that are involved in making and interpreting surreal images cannot be productively correlated with the specifics of radiology imaging. Thus, this article does not focus on diagnostic or aesthetic processes and goals but rather thematizes the experiences of embodied cognition, affect, self-apprehension, and embodied (perceptual) imagination which make the former possible. We show how a phenomenological-enactive perspective helps in understanding the constitution of and participation in shared meanings via affordances structured by the specific ecologies of radiology and surrealist media. Hence, philosophical anthropology based on visual embodied cognition discloses structures that are not static but rather genetic in the process of the apprehension of such images. In the article we use the arguments (especially those regarding embodied cognition) of both classical phenomenologists (Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, PatoÄka) and more critically minded ones who in one way or another extend or transform phenomenological ideas (Deleuze, Lacan, Gallagher). While the article aims to enrich philosophical discussions about the experience of images and the cognition involved, it also addresses the specific media of both radiology and surrealism and some assemblage-like relations between the two. For this reason, philosophical arguments are illustrated through the analysis of actual radiograms and surrealist paintings. Ā© The authors Ā© IMAGO. Revista de EmblemĆ”tica y Cultura Visual Ā© Universitat de Valencia.1 - Some of the metrics are blocked by yourconsent settings
Item type:Publication, The Enaction of Embodied Metaphors in Danteās Phenomenology of EvilRecent developments in metaphor theory stress its embodied character. This article brings together these transformational insights and considers them through the lenses of Danteās approach, which we may call proto-phenomenological, to the phenomenon of evil. Despite the substantial work on different aspects of Danteās oeuvre, concerning philosophy, theology and poetry, there has been little reflection on his specific phenomenological hermeneutics of the body and its importance for the whole poetic project. The article responds to this neglect with an analysis of the logic of embodied metaphor in relation to a specific, pre-modern context. Hence, the conceptual apparatus of embodied cognition and enactive phenomenology is used here as a method to support the thesis that the language of embodied metaphors grounds a new approach to ontological, epistemological and ethical aspects regarding the phenomenon of evil, which are already apparent in Danteās work. Therefore, another important outcome of this research is the validation of the primacy of poetry on the grounds of this new (embodied) epistemology. Ā©The authors Ā© Filosofija. Sociologija Ā©Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.34 5