HOW TO UNDERSTAND THE EXTENDED MIND
Sven Bernecker
Philosophical Issues October 1, 2014 DOI: 10.1111/phis.12023 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that the extended mind debate faces a dilemma: if the dispute is substantive, then we have only superficial understanding of the extended mind hypothesis; if we have deep understanding of the hypothesis, then the debate is nothing but a verbal dispute. |
Abstract
Given how epistemologists conceive of understanding, to what degree do we understand the hypothesis of extended mind? If the extended mind debate is a substantive dispute, then we have only superficial understanding of the extended mind hypothesis. And if we have deep understanding of the extended mind hypothesis, then the debate over this hypothesis is nothing but a verbal dispute.