TY - CHAP A2 - Metzinger, Thomas K. A2 - Windt, Jennifer M. AB - In this paper I argue that while Noë’s actionist approach offers an excellent elaboration of classical approaches to conceptual understanding, it risks underestimating the role of social interactions and relations. Noë’s approach entails a form of body-based individualism according to which understanding is something the mind does all by itself. I propose that we adopt a stronger perspective on the role of sociality and consider the human mind in terms of socially enacted autonomy. On this view, the mind depends constitutively on engaging with and relating to others. As a consequence, conceptual understanding must be seen as a co-achievement. It is a fragile endeavour precisely because it depends not only on the individual but also on the continuous contribution of other subjects. AU - Kyselo, Miriam CY - Frankfurt am Main DO - 10.15502/9783958570573 KW - Body-social problem, Enactive self, Fragility, Socially enacted autonomy, Socially extended mind LA - English PB - MIND Group PY - 2015 SE - 27(C) SN - 9783958570573 ST - The Fragile Nature of the Social Mind T2 - Open MIND TI - The Fragile Nature of the Social Mind UR - https://open-mind.net/papers/the-fragile-nature-of-the-social-mind-a-commentary-on-alva-noe ID - 27