The Extended Mind

1998/01/01 by A. Clark, Andy Clark, David J. Chalmers +1 · 5,239 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Art #Art history #Computer science #Embodied and Extended Cognition #Library science #Philosophy and Theoretical Science #Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies

paper · doi:10.1093/analys/58.1.7

published in Analysis 58(1), 7-19 (Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

Journal Article The Extended Mind Get access Andy Clark, Andy Clark Washington UniversitySt Louis, MO 63130, [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar David Chalmers David Chalmers University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz, CA 95064, [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Analysis, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 1998, Pages 7–19, 10.1093/analys/58.1.7 Published: 01 January 1998

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