principleembodied
Principleembodied is a term used in discussions of embodied cognition to describe the view that core principles governing knowledge, reasoning, and action are not merely abstract rules but are realized through the body's sensorimotor systems and its interaction with the environment. The term functions as an umbrella concept rather than a fixed theory, inviting analysis across philosophy, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence.
Its central claim is that the formation, validation, and application of principles—from logic to ethics to design—are
In practice, the principleembodied stance supports approaches such as embodied artificial intelligence, situated cognition, and pragmatic
Scholarly reception is diverse. Proponents argue that embodiment explains why some abstractions resist isolation from context
Related ideas include embodied cognition, enactivism, grounded theory, and sensorimotor grounding. The term principleembodied remains used