# Are Minimal Representations Still Repres - Shaun Gallagher **Keywords:** action, action oriented representation, decoupleability, pre-intentional act, dynamic systems **Abstract:** I examine the following question: Do actions require representations that are intrinsic to the action itself? Recent work by Mark Rowlands, Michael Wheeler, and Andy Clark suggests that actions may require a minimal form of representation. I argue that the various concepts of minimal representation on offer do not apply to action per se and that a non-representationalist account that focuses on dynamic systems of self-organizing continuous reciprocal causation at the sub-personal level is superior. I further recommend a scientific pragmatism regarding the concept of representation. **Authors:** [[Publisher Routledge]]