Toward a mechanistic account of extended cognition
Toward a mechanistic account of extended cognition
There have been a number of attempts to apply mechanism-related concepts to the notion of extended cognition. Such accounts appeal to the idea that extended cognitive routines are realized by mechanisms that transcend some salient border or boundary. The present paper describes some of the challenges confronting the effort to develop a mechanistic account of extended cognition. In particular, it describes five problems that must be resolved if we are to make sense of the idea that extended cognition can be understood via an appeal to extended mechanisms. These problems are intended to guide the philosophical effort to develop a mechanistic account of extended cognition.
Extended cognition, active externalism, constitutive relevance, mechanism, mechanistic explanation
1107-1135
Smart, Paul R.
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17 November 2022
Smart, Paul R.
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Abstract
There have been a number of attempts to apply mechanism-related concepts to the notion of extended cognition. Such accounts appeal to the idea that extended cognitive routines are realized by mechanisms that transcend some salient border or boundary. The present paper describes some of the challenges confronting the effort to develop a mechanistic account of extended cognition. In particular, it describes five problems that must be resolved if we are to make sense of the idea that extended cognition can be understood via an appeal to extended mechanisms. These problems are intended to guide the philosophical effort to develop a mechanistic account of extended cognition.
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Accepted/In Press date: 21 December 2021
Published date: 17 November 2022
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Extended cognition, active externalism, constitutive relevance, mechanism, mechanistic explanation
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ISSN: 0951-5089
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