As an alternative to linear and unidimensional perspectives focused mainly on either organic or psychological processes, the enactive approach to life and mind—a branch of 4-E cognitive theories—offers an integrative framework to study mental disorders that encompasses and articulates organic, sensorimotor, and intersubjective dimensions of embodiment. These three domains are deeply entangled in a non-trivial manner. A question remains on how this systemic and multi-dimensional approach may be applied to our understanding of mental disorders and symptomatic behavior. Drawing on Gilbert (...) Simondon’s philosophy of individuation, we provide some enactive conceptual tools to better understand the dynamic, interactive, and multi-dimensional nature of human bodies in mental disorders and psychopathological symptoms. One of such tools cursiva is sense-making, a key notion that captures the relational process of generating meaning by interacting with the sociomaterial environment. The article analyzes five aspects related to sense-making: temporality, adaptivity, the multiplicity of normativities it involves, the fundamental role of tension, and its participatory character. On this basis, we draw certain implications for our understanding of mental disorders and diverse symptoms, and suggest their interpretation in terms of difficulties to transform tensions and perform individuation processes, which result in a reduction of the field of potentialities for self-individuation and sense-making. (shrink)

Resumo: Este artigo, escrito na forma de um ensaio, tem como objetivo traçar uma discussão a respeito de um binômio particular ao magistério: ofício ou vocação. Nossa pergunta chave é: seria a docência um exercício de vocação, baseado no dom de ensinar e no apreço pelas pessoas? Por meio de três princípios da e para a docência, produzimos um diálogo articulado entre as premissas mais gerais a respeito do trabalho docente e as reflexões originadas da experiência cotidiana como professores formadores. (...) Ao final, esperamos destacar a complexidade da profissão que é ofício e vocação. Palavras-chave: Educação; Formação Docente; Ensino Delving into meanings of teaching from three principles Abstract: This paper, written as an essay, aims to outline a discussion about a particular binomial to the teaching profession: profession or calling. Our key question is: would teaching be an exercise of vocation, based on the gift of teaching and appreciation for people? Through three principles of and for teaching, we produced an articulated dialogue between the most general premises regarding teaching work and the reflections originated from the daily experience as teacher educators. In the end, we hope to highlight the complexity of the profession that is both profession and calling. Keywords: Education; Teacher Education; Teaching Profundizando en significados de la enseñanza desde tres principios Resumen: Este artículo, escrito en forma de ensayo, tiene como objetivo esbozar una discusión sobre un binomio particular a la profesión docente: oficio o vocación. Nuestra pregunta clave es: ¿sería la docencia un ejercicio de vocación, basado en el don de la enseñanza y el aprecio por las personas? A través de tres principios de y para la docencia, producimos un diálogo articulado entre los presupuestos más generales en torno al trabajo docente y las reflexiones originadas desde la experiencia cotidiana como formadores de docentes. Al final, esperamos resaltar la complejidad de la profesión que es a la vez oficio y vocación. Palabras clave: Educación; Formación de Profesores; Enseñanza Data de registro: 29/06/2022 Data de aceite: 26/10/2022. (shrink)