The argument is that the only difference existing in these two cases is that Inga's memory is being internally processed by the brain, while Otto's memory is being served by the notebook.

Mar 14, 2007 · Following their discussion of the Inga-Otto thought experiment, Andy Clark and David Chalmers propose the following necessary and sufficient conditions for what information …

Certainly, insofar as beliefs and desires are characterized by their explanatory roles, Otto's and Inga's cases seem to be on a par: the essential causal dynamics of the two cases mirror each …

Nov 24, 2022 · One way to resist this conclusion is to deny that the cases of Otto and Inga are the same in all relevant respects. This could be done, for example, by arguing that Inga’s …

Andy Clark, a philosopher and cognitive scientist at the University of Edinburgh, believes that there is no important difference between Inga and Otto, memory and notebook. He believes …

Even though the records in Otto’s notebook prompt him to head in the direction of 53 rd Street, why should we think that they really are on a par with the non-occurrent beliefs stored within …

Perception involves the mind obtaining information from the external world, however, the EMH does not claim that Otto’s notebook is a part of the external world.

Feb 22, 2015 · First, note how they are phenomenologically distinct. Inga gains access to the relevant information through direct mental recall, not mediated by any other sensory process; …

Feb 16, 2021 · Otto consults his notebook to know (his mind is extended to include the notebook as memory) the only difference in these two cases is that Inga's memory is being internally …

This article is a critical approach to the main ideas of the paper "The Extended Mind", published by Clark and Chamers and to some further comments on it. It begins by highlighting …