Leading scholars respond to the famous proposition by Andy Clark and David Chalmersthat cognition and mind are not located exclusively in the head.
Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? In their famous 1998 paper"The Extended Mind," philosophers Andy Clark and David J. Chalmers posed this question andanswered it provocatively: cognitive processes "ain't all in the head." The environmenthas an active role in driving cognition; cognition is sometimes made up of neural, bodily, andenvironmental processes. Their argument excited a vigorous debate among philosophers, bothsupporters and detractors. This volume brings together for the first time the best responses toClark and Chalmers's bold proposal. These responses, together with the original paper by Clark andChalmers, offer a valuable overview of the latest research on the extended mind thesis. Thecontributors first discuss (and answer) objections raised to Clark and Chalmers's thesis. Clarkhimself responds to critics in an essay that uses the movie Memento'samnesia-aiding notes and tattoos to illustrate the workings of the extended mind. Contributors thenconsider the different directions in which the extended mind project might be taken, including theneed for an approach that focuses on cognitive activity and practice.
