L’ipotesi della mente estesa: antropologia del cyborg naturale
Giulia Piredda
Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia May 1, 2016 DOI: 10.4453/rifp.2016.0008 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Keywords | Extended mind Causal-constitution fallacy Natural cyborg Dispositional belief |
| Key points | Argues that the extended mind model, despite theoretical difficulties, offers a vision of the human mind integrating biology, culture, and technology. |
Abstract
The Extended Mind Hypothesis: An Anthropology of Natural Cyborgs - The “extended mind” framework depicts humans as natural-born cyborgs equipped with supersized minds, thanks to their ability to exploit technological and environmental resources in special and integrated ways. In this paper, the historical background of the extended mind model will be outlined – starting with the criticisms to classical cognitive science, particularly to methodological individualism. Then, the main philosophical argument given in favour of extended mind, based on the plausibility of the notion of extended dispositional belief, will be presented and thoroughly discussed. Many of the problematic aspects of the extended mind model – namely the problem of criteria, the causal-constitution fallacy and the mark of the cognitive – will be considered. Our conclusion is that, despite its several theoretical difficulties, the model has the main advantage of proposing a vision of the human mind in which biology, culture and technology are integrated.