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(2017) Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 16 (1).
Extended mind and cognitive enhancement
moral aspects of cognitive artifacts
Richard Heersmink
pp. 17-32
This article connects philosophical debates about cognitive enhancement and situated cognition. It does so by focusing on moral aspects of enhancing our cognitive abilities with the aid of external artifacts. Such artifacts have important moral dimensions that are addressed neither by the cognitive enhancement debate nor situated cognition theory. In order to fill this gap in the literature, three moral aspects of cognitive artifacts are singled out: their consequences for brains, cognition, and culture; their moral status; and their relation to personal identity.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/s11097-015-9448-5
Full citation:
Heersmink, R. (2017). Extended mind and cognitive enhancement: moral aspects of cognitive artifacts. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 16 (1), pp. 17-32.
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