Dictionary Definition
embodied adj
1 expressed by; "the idea embodied in the
text"
2 possessing or existing in bodily form; "what
seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind"- Shakespeare; "an
incarnate spirit"; "`corporate' is an archaic term" [syn: bodied, corporal, corporate, incarnate]embody
Verb
1 represent in bodily form; "He embodies all that
is evil wrong with the system"; "The painting substantiates the
feelings of the artist" [syn: incarnate, body forth,
substantiate]
3 represent or express something abstract in
tangible form; "This painting embodies the feelings of the Romantic
period" [also: embodied]embodied See embody
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Verb
embodiedExtensive Definition
* Embodied
cognition (or the embodied
mind thesis). A position in cognitive
science and the philosophy
of mind that emphasizes the role that the body plays in shaping
the mind. Closely related
ideas include situated
cognition and enactivism.
- Embodied approaches to robotics and artificial intelligence emphasize the importance of sensorimotor skills to general intelligence. Articles discussing these approaches include behavior based AI, situated robotics, the situated movement, nouvelle AI, embodied Embedded Cognition, embodied agent, embodied cognitive science
- Embodiment (or "coporeity") is the subjective experience of having and using a body. For phenomenologists like Merleau-Ponty, this subjective experience is a fundamental aspect of reality.
- A divine principle or being becomes embodied when it takes physical form.
- Embodied energy
- Embodied water
- Embodied Imagination
- Embodied music cognition
embodied in German: Embodiment
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
compact of, composed of, composing, comprising, consisting of,
constituting,
contained in, containing, embodied in,
embodying, formed of,
incarnate, including, inclusive of,
incorporated, made
of, made out of, made up of, subsuming