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Daniel Hutto is a Senior Professor and Head of the School of Liberal Arts at the University of Wollongong, Australia, within the Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of York and is a leading figure in philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
Education:
- B.A., Marist College
- M.Phil., St Andrews University
- D.Phil., University of York
Daniel Hutto's research centers on radical enactivism, a non-representational approach to cognition, and the Narrative Practice Hypothesis (NPH), which argues that understanding reasons for actions is acquired culturally through narrative engagement. His work challenges mainstream cognitivist and representationalist views in cognitive science, advocating for embodied, embedded, and enactive models of mind. He has significantly contributed to debates on folk psychology, memory, perception, and the philosophy of psychiatry.
His recent publications (2021–2025) explore radical enactivism’s applications in ethics (phronesis), education (the E-turn), memory, pretense, and perception. These works consistently critique predictive processing and representationalist models, promoting 4E (embodied, embedded, extended, enactive) alternatives.
Scientific Awards:
- Honourable mention - 2013 PROSE Awards
- Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Daniel Hutto is actively involved in academic service, including serving as a member of the ARC College of Experts (2016–2018), reviewing for over 30 journals (e.g., Mind, Philosophy of Science), and assessing grants for international bodies (e.g., ERC, NSF, AHRC). He supervises Masters and PhD students and is affiliated with ORCID 0000-0002-3585-4618. His email is daniel_d_hutto@uow.edu.au.
Labs and Research Groups: While not explicitly mentioned, his collaborative works with Erik Myin, Shaun Gallagher, and others suggest active participation in enactivist and cognitive science research networks. His focus on narrative practices implies interdisciplinary engagement with psychology, neuroscience, and education.
