Mind the gap

Theory resides in the mind, regarding an external world. While mind and matter are in relation, they are not – and can never be – a singular unity, and how we navigate the ontological gap separating mind from matter makes all the difference for our practices of inquiry, their consequences for the world, and our psychic and professional identities as scholars. That seven commentators offer widely disparate approaches for theorists navigating the relation between thought and action suggests the continuing need to mind the gap.