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    Challenges→The body schema should be conceived as a sensorimotor function devoid of intentional content, not as a mental representation of the body.

    A function entirely devoid of intentional content lacks the normative dimension needed to distinguish correct from incorrect sensorimotor calibration, yet the body schema demonstrably admits of error.

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    Intentional content(Rey 2006: 242)
    Whatever we understand x to be when we use the idiom 'representation of x' but there is no real x
    Sensorimotor calibration(philosophy of mind and cognitive science)
    The brain's ability to adjust and coordinate sensory input (what you see, feel, hear) with motor output (how you move your body) so actions match what you perceive—like adjusting your grip strength based on how heavy something feels.
    body schema(Philosophy of mind, embodied cognition)
    A concept used to describe the relationship between bodily awareness and action; contested between those who treat it as a mental representation of the body and those who treat it as a sensorimotor function devoid of intentional content.
    normative dimension(as part of Baumgarten's theory of beauty)
    The part of a theory that tells us what *should* be true or what counts as correct—as opposed to just describing what *is* true.

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