Andy Clark, who is one of the pioneers in philosophy of this research into extended mind, was on Philosophy Bites. He gave a talk about how we shouldn't conceive of the mind as contained only within the physical skull. And again, he did this paper that he published with David Chomers, which from 1998 was before we had access to certainly portable access constantly to the internet.
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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