The body is the agent
Thus, living beings might be understood as a remarkable kind of organisation of matter: a bounded, metabolically open, self-maintaining form that gives rise to purposeful, intelligent action. This is key to understanding both the skills of our flesh, and why we can think of ourselves as being βdeskilledβ today. When we recognise that our bodies are intrinsically intelligent in their organisation, we donβt need a conscious agent beyond the flesh. The body is the agent from which intelligence emerges and also, in the fullest sense, who we are.