Question 7; Is Google Maps part of the conscious mind?

16 important questions on Question 7; Is Google Maps part of the conscious mind?

What is the Frankenstein hypothesis?

According to brain-centered views we don't need to take the non-brain parts of the organism or its environment into account in order to understand the place of the mind in the world.

What do we mean by a brain in a vat?

If w could keep a brain connected to the world in a successful manner, we could place the brain in a vat and the person would remain the same: he wold have the same thoughts and experiences.

What is the main point of the embodied and embedded theory of the mind?

That the non-brain parts of the body and aspects of the environment can be used to solve cognitive problems.
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What are we talking about when we say that cognition is about having the ability to solve problems?

Being able to solve a problem using either practical (skill) or theoretical knowledge.

Which 3 things does the embodied and embedded theory of the mind say about biological organisms?

  • That they actually use their brains, bodies and the oudside world to do what in the classical (cognitivist) view is done only inside the (artificial) brain.
  • It does not see organisms, their brains and the environment als three separate processes.
  • Processing of information does not depend on the manipulation of symbolic representations in accordance with rules.  

What does it mean when cognition is embedded?

That cognitive capacities of an organism are determined by the type of environment it lives in.

What is an epistemic action?

Actions that change the environment in such a way that they help cognitive processes.

What does it mean when the phenomenal experience is embedded?

That the phenomenal experiences of an organism are determined by the type of environment it lives in.

What is a reductio ad absurdum?

A way of reasoning that starts by accepting a certain claim and then showing that something absurd follows from this.

What does it mean that we can have cognitive capacities that cannot become conscious?

That cognitive states can be either mental or non-mental.

What do we need when we consciously solve problems?

We do need representations because conscious cognition is characterized by aboutness.

To which conclusion seems the emboedied and embedded view of the mind seem to lead?

That cognition can be either mental or non-mental, but it does not seem to challenge our ideas about mental stats though they are influenced by much more than the brain itself, they might still supervene on just the brain.

Why is the Frankenstein hypothesis wrong?

Because it assumes that the brain cannot be subject to influences from outside the brain that are relevant to the conscious mind.

What is the parity principle?

IF a part of the world functions as a process in the performance of a task which, if it were done in the head we would undoubtedly recognize as part of the cognitive process, then this external process should be regarded as part of the cognitive process.

What are the 4 criteria for the extended mind?

  1. Reliability
  2. Availability
  3. Trustworthy
  4. Easily accesible

What is the difference between mental states that belong to the unconscious mind and unconscious brain states?

Unconscious brain states are not conscious and cannot become conscious and thus are not mental states. Other states are unconscious but can become conscious and thus these are mental states that belong to the unconscious mind.

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