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Building extended minds

Building extended minds
Building extended minds
The mind–technology problem refers to issues that lie at the intersection of technology development and the philosophy of mind. In the present paper, I explore one aspect of the mind–technology problem, namely, the role of technologies in supporting the emergence of extended minds. I approach this issue from an engineering perspective, suggesting that the project to build extended minds yields insights into a number of philosophical problems. These include our understanding of the criteria for cognitive extension and the way the borders/boundaries of extended cognitive mechanisms are delineated.
Engineering, Extended Mind, Extended Cognition, Mechanism, Constitutive Relevance, Maker's Knowledge, Augmented Reality
Smart, Paul
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Smart, Paul
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Smart, Paul (2025) Building extended minds. Social Epistemology. (doi:10.1080/02691728.2025.2559279).

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The mind–technology problem refers to issues that lie at the intersection of technology development and the philosophy of mind. In the present paper, I explore one aspect of the mind–technology problem, namely, the role of technologies in supporting the emergence of extended minds. I approach this issue from an engineering perspective, suggesting that the project to build extended minds yields insights into a number of philosophical problems. These include our understanding of the criteria for cognitive extension and the way the borders/boundaries of extended cognitive mechanisms are delineated.

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Submitted date: 19 August 2025
Accepted/In Press date: 6 September 2025
e-pub ahead of print date: 1 October 2025
Keywords: Engineering, Extended Mind, Extended Cognition, Mechanism, Constitutive Relevance, Maker's Knowledge, Augmented Reality

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Local EPrints ID: 505453
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/505453
DOI: doi:10.1080/02691728.2025.2559279
PURE UUID: 56267e91-a846-4dc6-96b9-17e625dc1a80
ORCID for Paul Smart: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9989-5307

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Date deposited: 08 Oct 2025 16:57
Last modified: 09 Oct 2025 01:41

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