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)
Brains are prediction machines, minimizing surprise.
Language is a tool for thinking, not just communicating.
We surf the waves of sensory input on a board of predictions.
Cognition without representation? It's possible in action.
The mind is plastic, shaped by its engagements.
Tools are not external; they are part of us.
Predictive processing explains perception as controlled hallucination.
Embodied cognition: the body is the mind's first scaffold.
In the loop of action and perception, intelligence emerges.
Our cognitive systems are tuned for action in the world.
The boundary of mind is negotiable.
Memory is not storage; it's reconstruction guided by prediction.
Cyborgs by nature: humans have always augmented themselves.
Attention is a spotlight on the unexpected.
The world is a partner in cognition.
From bacteria to brains, prediction is key to life.
Scaffolding: how the environment structures thought.
No cognition without a body in the world.
Predictive minds anticipate to act.
Extended cognition: where does the mind end?
Contemporaries of Andy Clark
Other Cognitive Sciences born within 50 years of Andy Clark (1957).