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Eva Zackova and Jan Romportl : Extended Mind: Is There Anything at All to Be Externalised? . Beyond Artificial Intelligence: Contemplations, Expectations, Applications, Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics (TIEI), vol. 4, p. 213-221, Springer, Heidelberg, 2012.

Abstract

The paper discusses Clark’s conception of extended mind and critically analyses his four criterions of externalised cognitive functions. Language as one of the most important means of externalisation is presented on the basis of Engelbart’s conception of human enhancement. Clark’s view of human–technology coupling is also strongly related to language which is regarded as a form of mind-transforming cognitive scaffolding. The material nature of language (as stressed by Clark in the domain of bodily gestures) is crucial for expression of mental concepts. This sup- ports the belief that human cognitive enhancement is possible via technical means (e.g. AI-based speech prosthesis). However, from the philosophical point of view, even the categories of externality and internality of cognitive processes are very tricky.

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Title: Extended Mind: Is There Anything at All to Be Externalised?
Author: Eva Zackova ; Jan Romportl
Language: English
Date of publication: 1 Nov 2012
Year: 2012
Type of publication: Book Chapters
Book title: Beyond Artificial Intelligence: Contemplations, Expectations, Applications
Series: Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics (TIEI)
Číslo vydání: 4
Page: 213 - 221
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-34422-0_15
ISBN: 978-3-642-34421-3
ISSN: 2193-9411
Publisher: Springer
Address: Heidelberg
/ 2012-11-15 14:31:34 /

Keywords

human enhancement, extended mind, artificial intelligence, split-brain phenomena, speech synthesis, laryngectomy

BibTeX

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 author = {Eva Zackova and Jan Romportl},
 title = {Extended Mind: Is There Anything at All to Be Externalised?},
 year = {2012},
 publisher = {Springer},
 address = {Heidelberg},
 volume = {4},
 pages = {213-221},
 booktitle = {Beyond Artificial Intelligence: Contemplations, Expectations, Applications},
 series = {Topics in Intelligent Engineering and Informatics (TIEI)},
 ISBN = {978-3-642-34421-3},
 ISSN = {2193-9411},
 doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-34422-0_15},
 url = {http://www.kky.zcu.cz/en/publications/EvaZackova_2012_ExtendedMindIs},
}