Extending the extended self: a mediational-constitutional proposal
Synthese March 1, 2025 Emanuele Prezioso, Francesco Parisi
This paper explores the mediational and constitutional role of technical images (both analogue and digital) for the definition and continuity of the sense of self, proposing a new framework within the extended mind theory grounded in recent approaches to memory. Traditional cognitive science often views the mind as confined within the brain, but we argue that cognition is not merely extended...