Can the Mind Be Extended? And How? Review of “Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action and Cognitive Extension” by Andy Clark. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008.

Bietti, Lucas Manuel

Lucas Manuel Bietti

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Upshot: The “Extended Mind Thesis” claims that cognitive processes are situated, embodied and goal-oriented actions that unfold in real world interactions with the immediate environment, cultural tools and other persons. The body and the “outside” world, undoubtedly, have a crucial influence, driving human beings’ cognitive processes. In his book, Andy Clark goes slightly further by claiming that the mind is often extended into the body and the world.

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Bietti L. M. (2010) Can the mind be extended? And how? Review of “supersizing the mind: Embodiment, action and cognitive extension” by andy clark. Oxford university press, oxford, 2008.. Constructivist Foundations 5(2): 97-99. http://constructivist.info/5/2/097

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