Embodied Education
Bridging 4E cognitive science and Indian philosophical traditions to challenge Cartesian dualism, establishing the physical body as the foundational site of human knowing.
The Cartesian Challenge
Modern schooling treats the body as a mere container for the mind. Our research dismantles this dualism, demonstrating that learning is an active, situated process.
4E Cognitive Science
Indian Traditions
Cognition is embodied, embedded, enacted, and extended. We analyze how physical movement and environmental interaction constitute the very mechanics of intellectual comprehension.
Drawing from Buddhist, Cārvāka, and Aurobindonian philosophies, we recover classical frameworks that never accepted the mind-body split, offering a rigorous alternative to Western dualism.
The Definitive Framework
Published by Brill in the Netherlands, this volume synthesizes contemporary cognitive science with critical pedagogy, offering a systematic philosophy of learning through the physical self.
Academic Appointments
RUAS Faculty
Shiksha Swaraj
Visiting Scholar
Sapienza University
Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Sciences, teaching philosophy of education and critical pedagogy.
Founder of the foundation, translating non-dualistic pedagogical theory into active alternative school practices.
Visiting researcher at OIST in late 2025, investigating intersections of cognitive science and embodiment.
Visiting researcher in Rome during 2024, collaborating on classical Indian philosophical frameworks.