Transparency and the phenomenology of extended cognition

• Autores: Gloria Andrada
• Localización: Límite: revista de filosofía y psicología, ISSN-e 0718-5065, ISSN 0718-1361, Nº. Extra 1, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Cognition and technology : a 4E perspective)
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Extended cognition brings with it a particular phenomenology. It has been argued that when an artifact is integrated into an agent’s cognitive system, it becomes transparent in use to the cognizing subject. In this paper, I challenge some of the assumptions underlying how the transparency of artifacts is described in extended cognition theory. To this end, I offer two arguments. First, I make room for some forms of conscious thought and attention within extended cognitive routines, and I question the close association drawn between attention and effort. Second, I vindicate the importance of paying careful attention to individual differences and the diverse ways in which bodies and technologies can be experienced. I end by offering some hints toward an alternative, and more accurate, account of the phenomenology of extended cognition.