"I've become a crank about iPhones and the internet in general," he says. "This is something that's been really disturbing me, and I feel like it's having hugely deleterious effects on my mind." The extended mind shouldn't be seen as just things independent of our environment, according to Clark and Chalmers.
David and Tamler break down a recent classic in the philosophy of mind: "The Extended Mind" by Andy Clark and David Chalmers. What is boundary of your mind? Is it contained with your body, or does it extend to the external environment--to your laptop, notebook, smartphone and more? Is this a purely terminological question, or one with practical and moral significance? And what is the role of intuition in providing an answer? Plus, Dave shares an email alerting him to the psychological trauma of male circumcision along with an exciting all-natural method for restoring the foreskin (that was stolen from us as infants).
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