%0 Journal Article
%T From the Extended Mind to the Digitally Extended Self: A Phenomenological Critique
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%D 2019
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.13128/Aisthesis-25622
%X In this paper, I will critically consider Clark and Chalmers¡¯ hypothesis of the £¿extended mind£¿ in order to sketch a possible phenomenological account of active externalism, by following three steps: (i) I will consider Clark and Chalmers¡¯ hypothesis within the broader context of the so-called £¿physical symbol system hypothesis£¿ theorized by Herbert A. Simon; (ii) I will connect the problem of the £¿extended mind£¿ to that of the £¿extended self£¿, with particular regard to the context of digitalization; (iii) I will take into account an explanatory dimension that has been fundamentally underrated by externalist theories: the dimension of the human body and its relationship to mind, which I understand from a phenomenological perspective. My ultimate goal is to show how phenomenology could provide the missing theoretical framework to develop a more complex and comprehensive theory of the (digitally) extended self
%U http://www.fupress.net/index.php/aisthesis/article/view/25622