Episode #32 - Carter and Palermos on Extended Cognition and Extended Assault

In this episode I talk to Adam Carter and Orestis Palermos. Adam is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. His primary research interests lie in the area of epistemology, but he has increasingly explored connections between epistemology and other disciplines, including bioethics (especially human enhancement); the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Orestis is a lecturer in philosophy at Cardiff University. His research focuses on how ‘philosophy can impact the engineering of emerging technologies and socio-technical systems.’ We talk about the theory of the extended mind and the idea of extended assault. You can download the episode here or listen to it below. You can also subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher (RSS feed). Show Notes0:00 - Introduction0:55 - The story of David Leon Riley and the phone search3:15 - What is extended cognition?7:35 - Extended cognition vs extended mind - exploring the difference13:35 - What counts as part of an extended cognitive system? The role of dynamical systems theory19:14 - Does cognitive extension come in degrees?24:18 - Are smartphones part of our extended cognitive systems?28:10 - Are we over-extended? Do we rely too much on technology?35:02 - Making the case for extended personal assault39:50 - Does functional disability make a difference to the case for extended assault?43:35 - Does pain matter to our understanding of assault?49:50 - Does the replaceability/fungibility of technology undermine the case for extended assault?55:00 - Online hacking as a form of personal assault59:30 - The ethics of extended expertise1:02:58 - Distributed cognition and distributed blame  Relevant LinksJ Adam Carter's homepageOrestis Palermos's homepage'Is having your computer compromised a personal assault? The ethics of extended cognition' by Carter and Palermos'Extended Cognition and the Possibility of Extended Assault' by John Danaher (summary of the above paper)Dynamical systems theoryClark and Chalmers 'The Extended Mind'Garry Kasparov Deep ThinkingRichard Heersmink 'The Internet, Cognitive Enhancement and the Values of Cognition'      #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left; font:14px Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; } /* Add your own MailChimp form style overrides in your site stylesheet or in this style block. We recommend moving this block and the preceding CSS link to the HEAD of your HTML file. */ Subscribe to the newsletter