PHIL 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Extended Cognition
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At the very least, the environment aids in mental processes. But, chalmers claims that it is not merely aiding the mental process, it is simply part of your mind. You are asked to rotate shapes so they make a perfect square. You could do one of the following: (a) naturally in the head. (i) This is a mental process in the mind. (b) naturally or on a computer screen. (i) This would make it not mental. (c) naturally or with a computer chip implanted in your brain. (i) Objections: the mind is conscious, reply: no neuron is conscious. There are things that are cognitive processes that are not conscious. Perception is not conscious, but you are still aware of them. In order to be a part of one"s mind, it does not have to be conscious: the mind is portable, reply: this objection would not apply if we put chips in the brain.
