Dynamic Structuring and "Sedimentation"

Dynamic Structuring and "Sedimentation": Merleau-Ponty's concept of "sedimentation" illustrates how motor intentionality shapes our cognitive capacities. Past experiences, including motor learning, are not simply stored as representations but become sedimented into our body schema, forming a foundation for future actions and shaping our perception of the world. Rigon similarly emphasizes a continuous process of dynamic structuring, stating that "identity and knowledge stand in relation to each other as two sides of a single process: that forms the core of the dialectics of all selves."