Papers by Elisabeth Hunting
Radboud Repository, 2020
The research on extended and integrated cognition is all about how resources outside of our brain... more The research on extended and integrated cognition is all about how resources outside of our brain can improve cognition tremendously. I argue that cognitive extension is not necessarily cognitive augmentation. Although extended cognition tends to be conceptualized as something that always enhances cognition that is not necessarily the case. Various cognitive processes do not necessarily augment. However, we barely hear anything
about extended or integrated cognitive processes that are not augmentations. The problem might lie within the fact that these non-augmenting extended or integrated cognitive processes are not accounted for by the complementarity principle, which specifically is about augmenting or adding functions to the cognitive process. Thus, I propose a reformulation of the complementarity principle, namely the transformation principle. This
new principle can account for any extended and integrated cognitive process regardless of its normative status while preventing cognitive bloat. To support my claim, I provide several examples and focus on social self-deception, anger issues and psychiatric disorders to show that these are examples of extended cognition that are not accounted for with the
complementarity principle. My core point is this: if you find extended or integrated cognition plausible, then attenuated extended or integrated cognition should be part of it.
Embodied, Extended, Ignorant Minds New Studies on the Nature of Not-Knowing, 2022
Abstract Our aim in this chapter is to analyze the conditions for exploitative practices online t... more Abstract Our aim in this chapter is to analyze the conditions for exploitative practices online through the application of the theories of cognitive integration. In this case, we examine Facebook as a technology that, thanks to its high cognitive integrability, can foster and exploit the ignorance of users and be used to perpetrate epistemic injustice. Facebook enables other agents—the service providers—to place the platform’s users in a position of high vulnerability. They achieve this through manipulative design; they are able to remain hidden to users’ awareness while still being in a position of power towards those users. By examining the way the interface of this website integrates and accommodates certain cognitive practices, we will show how the reach of the online service provider goes further than
we originally might have thought. The case of the Facebook Emotional Contagion Experiment is a prime example to illustrate the dangerous implications of this dynamic of not just cognitive integration, but covert mind invasion. In this experiment, Facebook manipulated the emotional state of their users through their Newsfeed, without their knowledge. Since social media can invade our mind, rather than just influence it, it is crucial that our relationship with them is well understood and safeguarded.
Hoe slecht is de Experience Machine van Robert Nozick echt?
A reply to Derek Parfit Teletransporter thought-experiment
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Papers by Elisabeth Hunting
about extended or integrated cognitive processes that are not augmentations. The problem might lie within the fact that these non-augmenting extended or integrated cognitive processes are not accounted for by the complementarity principle, which specifically is about augmenting or adding functions to the cognitive process. Thus, I propose a reformulation of the complementarity principle, namely the transformation principle. This
new principle can account for any extended and integrated cognitive process regardless of its normative status while preventing cognitive bloat. To support my claim, I provide several examples and focus on social self-deception, anger issues and psychiatric disorders to show that these are examples of extended cognition that are not accounted for with the
complementarity principle. My core point is this: if you find extended or integrated cognition plausible, then attenuated extended or integrated cognition should be part of it.
we originally might have thought. The case of the Facebook Emotional Contagion Experiment is a prime example to illustrate the dangerous implications of this dynamic of not just cognitive integration, but covert mind invasion. In this experiment, Facebook manipulated the emotional state of their users through their Newsfeed, without their knowledge. Since social media can invade our mind, rather than just influence it, it is crucial that our relationship with them is well understood and safeguarded.
about extended or integrated cognitive processes that are not augmentations. The problem might lie within the fact that these non-augmenting extended or integrated cognitive processes are not accounted for by the complementarity principle, which specifically is about augmenting or adding functions to the cognitive process. Thus, I propose a reformulation of the complementarity principle, namely the transformation principle. This
new principle can account for any extended and integrated cognitive process regardless of its normative status while preventing cognitive bloat. To support my claim, I provide several examples and focus on social self-deception, anger issues and psychiatric disorders to show that these are examples of extended cognition that are not accounted for with the
complementarity principle. My core point is this: if you find extended or integrated cognition plausible, then attenuated extended or integrated cognition should be part of it.
we originally might have thought. The case of the Facebook Emotional Contagion Experiment is a prime example to illustrate the dangerous implications of this dynamic of not just cognitive integration, but covert mind invasion. In this experiment, Facebook manipulated the emotional state of their users through their Newsfeed, without their knowledge. Since social media can invade our mind, rather than just influence it, it is crucial that our relationship with them is well understood and safeguarded.