Is my mind my brain? 7: Extended cognition
- Created by: Philosophy Emma
- Created on: 03-10-19 14:43
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2. Occurrent belief:
- some cognitive processes can take place at least partly outside of bodily bounds
- Inga's memory
- one not being thought of right now; most of our beliefs, that are just waiting for us to access them
- Otto's notebook
3. What is externalism about mental content?
- The boundaries of skin and skull separate the mind from the external world
- In order to have certain types of intentional mental states it is necessary to be related to the environment in the right way
- Cognition can take place in the head, but it can sometimes take place outside of the head
- Some cognitive processes can take place at least partly outside of bodily bounds
4. There are three criteria for the inclusion of something in an individual's cognitive system, and a fourth has been suggested. Which of these is the one that isn't yet official?
- Past endorsement
- Should be easily accessible as and when required
- That the resource be reliably available and typically invoked
- That any information thus retrieved be more-or-less automatically endorsed
5. What is the trigger principle?
- The boundaries of skin and skull separate the mind from the external world
- That any information thus retrieved be more-or-less automatically endorsed
- under certain circumstances where other conditions for ethical obligation are already satisfied, possessing knowledge can ‘trigger’ an ethical obligation
- if, as we confront a task, a part of the world functions as a process which, were it done in the head, we would have no hesitation in recognizing as part of the cognitive process, then that part of the world is (so we claim) part of the cognitive pro
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