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Minds in the Metaverse: Extended Cognition Meets Mixed Reality.
- Source :
- Philosophy & Technology; Dec2022, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p1-29, 29p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Examples of extended cognition typically involve the use of technologically low-grade bio-external resources (e.g., the use of pen and paper to solve long multiplication problems). The present paper describes a putative case of extended cognizing based around a technologically advanced mixed reality device, namely, the Microsoft HoloLens. The case is evaluated from the standpoint of a mechanistic perspective. In particular, it is suggested that a combination of organismic (e.g., the human individual) and extra-organismic (e.g., the HoloLens) resources form part of a common mechanism that realizes a bona fide cognitive routine. In addition to demonstrating how the theoretical resources of neo-mechanical philosophy might be used to evaluate extended cognitive systems, the present paper illustrates one of the ways in which mixed reality devices, virtual objects (i.e., holograms), and online (Internet-accessible) computational routines might be incorporated into human cognitive processes. This, it is suggested, speaks to the recent interest in mixed/virtual reality technologies across a number of disciplines. It also introduces us to issues that cross-cut disparate fields of philosophical research, such as the philosophy of science and the philosophy of technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PHILOSOPHY of science
MIXED reality
VIRTUAL reality
COGNITION
HOLOGRAPHY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22105433
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Philosophy & Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 159238917
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-022-00580-w