Hegel and the extended mind

Authors

Anthony Crisafi, University Of Hertfordshire
Shaun Gallagher, University of Central Florida

RIS ID

88870

Publication Details

Crisafi, A. and Gallagher, S. (2010). Hegel and the extended mind. AI and Society: the journal of human-centered systems and machine intelligence, 25 (1), 123-129.

Abstract

We examine the theory of the extended mind, and especially the concept of the “parity principle” (Clark and Chalmers in Analysis 58.1:7–19, 1998), in light of Hegel’s notion of objective spirit. This unusual combination of theories raises the question of how far one can extend the notion of extended mind and whether cognitive processing can supervene on the operations of social practices and institutions. We raise some questions about putting this research to critical use.