Extended Cognition: Feedback Loops and Coupled Systems

Olga Markic ()
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Olga Markic: University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems - scientific journal, 2017, vol. 15, issue 4, 270-280

Abstract: The article explores two waves of active externalism. I first introduce the distinction between passive and active externalism and analyse a proposal of active externalism based on the principle of parity proposed by Clark and Chalmers. There are two main obstacles, causal-constitution fallacy and cognitive bloat, that threaten the extended cognition hypothesis. The second wave of discussions based on the complementarity principle deals with cognitive systems with feedback loops between internal and external elements and is a more radical departure from functionalism and traditional thinking about cognition. I conclude with some remarks on potential ethical considerations of extended cognition.

Keywords: extended mind; extended cognition; principle of complementarity; coupled systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Z13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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