PSYCHE: http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/ Reply to Gallagher: Different conceptions of embodiment

Let me begin by thanking both the Dorothée Legrand, the editor of this special issue, and Timothy Bayne, general editor of PSYCHE for their great and sustained efforts to make this debate possible. Everyone who has ever done this type of service to the philosophical community knows how much work it really is – I am therefore more than grateful to both of them, and I am certain that the same is true of all my critics and commentators as well. Of course, I am also deeply indebted to all of the commentators themselves for making this debate possible, and for giving me the opportunity to learn from their interesting and substantial criticism. However, after some thought, and because their contributions explore a considerable range of quite diverse topics, I have finally decided to not organize my replies on the following pages along thematic lines and in a single piece, but to reply to each author individually. I hope that, for the majority of readers, this makes my replies more accessible.