The ethics of the extended mind: Mental privacy, manipulation and agency

Robert Clowes, Paul Smart, Richard Heersmink

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    Abstract

    According to proponents of the extended mind, bio-external resources, such as a notebook or a smartphone, are candidate parts of the cognitive and mental machinery that realises cognitive states and processes. The present chapter discusses three areas of ethical concern associated with the extended mind, namely mental privacy, mental manipulation, and agency. We also examine the ethics of the extended mind from the standpoint of three general normative frameworks, namely, consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationNeuro-ProsthEthics
    Subtitle of host publicationEthical Implications of Applied Situated Cognition
    EditorsJan-Hendrik Heinrichs, Birgit Beck, Orsolya Friedrich
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages13-35
    Number of pages13
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2024

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