Thinking · Phenomenology

Embodied Anticipation

Three concepts that become real through a body
holger wölfle · 2026
Zuhandenheit

Readiness-to-hand

The tool dissolves into use
A functioning tool withdraws from attention. Only when it breaks does it become visible. For AI: a good sensor delivers weighting, not data.
Befindlichkeit

Attunement

Sensory modulation of the self-vector
Mood is not a defect but information-bearing. It modulates what appears as relevant. For AI: sensory input changes the weighting function.
Sorge

Care

Three temporal moments
Already-in
Being-with
Ahead-of
Past      Experience, embedded knowledge
Present   Situational embeddedness
Future    Anticipation, projection
Three perspectives without consciousness
Perspective
Dimension
Framework
Perspective without consciousness
Social
Esposito / Luhmann
Circumspection without consciousness
Physical-pragmatic
Heidegger
Anticipation without consciousness
Temporal
Self-Vector