Andy Clark
British philosopher advocating extended mind thesis.
Most quoted
"The extended mind hypothesis is not just about tools, but about the active role of the environment in shaping cognition."
— from Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension, 2008
"The brain is a predictive coding machine, constantly generating predictions and updating them based on sensory feedback."
— from Mindware: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Cognitive Science, 2013
"The extended mind hypothesis has profound implications for our understanding of consciousness and personal identity."
— from Supersizing the Mind: Embodiment, Action, and Cognitive Extension, 2008
All quotes by Andy Clark (103)
We are not just passive observers, but active participants in the construction of our reality.
The extended mind is not a metaphor, but a literal description of how we think.
The brain is a Bayesian inference engine, constantly updating its beliefs based on new evidence.
Our tools are not just extensions of our bodies, but extensions of our minds.
The mind is not a single, unified entity, but a collection of interacting processes.
The environment is not just a backdrop for cognition, but an active participant in it.
The brain is a predictive processor, constantly trying to minimize prediction error.
We are not just using technology; we are becoming technology.
The mind is an emergent property of the interaction between brain, body, and world.
The extended mind challenges our traditional notions of what it means to be a cognitive agent.
The brain is a hypothesis generator, constantly testing its models against sensory data.
Our cognitive capacities are not fixed, but are constantly evolving through our interactions with technology.
The mind is a process, not a thing.
The extended mind is not just about external memory, but about external cognitive processes.
The brain is a marvel of biological engineering, but it's not the whole story of cognition.
We are not just using tools; we are integrating them into our very being.
The mind is embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended.
The brain is a control system that constantly seeks to minimize the surprise of its sensory inputs.
The extended mind hypothesis has profound implications for our understanding of consciousness and personal identity.
Our cognitive architecture is not fixed, but plastic and adaptable.
Contemporaries of Andy Clark
Other Cognitive Sciences born within 50 years of Andy Clark (1957).