Extended cognition and the explosion of knowledge

Ludwig, David

doi:10.1080/09515089.2013.867319

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“…A more upbeat assessment of informational accessibility on the Web is provided by Ludwig (2015). He suggests that even in the case of conventional Web pagesthe sort of resources targeted by Smart (2012)-we are still able to enjoy the sort of access that motivates claims regarding extended realization bases for states of (e.g.)…”

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“…Ludwig, in fact, relies on this to substantiate claims regarding the potential explosion of beliefs and knowledge that occur as a result of our typical (browser-based) forms of contact with the online realm (see Section 5). Ludwig (2015) thus suggests that if we want to 'know' the birth date of Charles Darwin, we can simply access the relevant Wikipedia article and find the required piece of information conveniently located at the top of the page. It is thus the location of the relevant information item-the fact that the birth date appears at the top of the page, as opposed to being deeply embedded within the target article-that determines whether it is a candidate for cognitive incorporation (see Fig.…”

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Extended Cognition and the Internet

Smart

2017

Philos. Technol.

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The Internet is an important focus of attention for those concerned with issues of extended cognition. In particular, the application of active externalist theorizing to the Internet gives rise to the notion of Internet-extended cognition: the idea that the Internet can (on occasion) form part of an integrated nexus of material elements that serves as the realization base for human mental states and processes. The current review attempts to survey a range of issues and controversies that arise in respect of the notion of Internet-extended cognition. These include the issue of whether the Internet, as a technological system, is able to support real-world cases of cognitive extension. It also includes issues concerning the cognitive and epistemic impacts of the Internet. Finally, the review highlights a range of issues and concerns that have not been the focus of previous philosophical attention. These include issues of 'network-extended cognitive bloat', 'conjoined minds', and an entirely new form of cognitive extension that goes under the heading of 'human-extended machine cognition'. Together, these issues serve to highlight the value and importance of Internet-extended cognition to contemporary philosophical debates about the extended mind. In particular, the notion of Internet-extended cognition has the potential to highlight points of philosophical progress that are not easily revealed by the kind of technologically low-grade cases that tend to animate the majority of philosophical discussions in this area.

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Extended Cognition and the Internet

Smart

2017

Philos. Technol.

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“…Clark and Chalmers 1998). Externalists argue that cognitive processes such as memory can be extended through external devices from paper notebooks to digital media (Ludwig 2015d). Given such an externalist account, it does not make sense to claim that the short-term memory is restricted to seven plus or minus two units.…”

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Ontological Choices and the Value-Free Ideal

Ludwig

2015

Erkenn

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The aim of this article is to argue that ontological choices in scientific practice undermine common formulations of the value-free ideal in science. First, I argue that the truth values of scientific statements depend on ontological choices. For example, statements about entities such as species, race, memory, intelligence, depression, or obesity are true or false relative to the choice of a biological, psychological, or medical ontology. Second, I show that ontological choices often depend on non-epistemic values. On the basis of these premises, I argue that it is often neither possible nor desirable to evaluate scientific statements independently of non-epistemic values. Finally, I suggest that considerations of ontological choices do not only challenge the value-free ideal but also help to specify positive roles of non-epistemic values in an often neglected area of scientific practice.

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“…This concept, related to the field of philosophy of mind, is based on the idea that the scope of the mind do not need to end within the limits of the skin and skull, promoting the view that objects in extracorporeal space are used by mind, in a way objects can be viewed as extensions of its own mind. As in the case argued by David Ludwig in "Extended Cognition and the explosion of knowledge" (Ludwig, 2014), which states that "active externalism has to accept that the information resources such as Wikipedia and Google constitute extended cognitive processes." (id.…”

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Agrootics. A semiotic cubic model description for meaning interpretation

Rocha

2017

Eikon

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Extended cognition and the explosion of knowledge

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Extended Cognition and the Internet

Extended Cognition and the Internet

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Agrootics. A semiotic cubic model description for meaning interpretation

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