Andy Clark and His Critics

Andy Clark is a leading philosopher of cognitive science whose work has had an extraordinary impact throughout philosophy psychology neuroscience and robotics. His monographs have led the way for new research programs in the philosophy of mind and cognition: Microcognition (1989) and Associative Engines (1993) introduced the philosophical community to connectionist research and the novel issues it raised; Being There (1997) showed the relevance of embodiment dynamical systems theory and minimal computation frameworks for the study of the mind; Natural Born Cyborgs (OUP 2003) presented an accessible development of embodied and embedded approaches to understanding human nature and cognition; Supersizing the Mind (OUP 2008) developed this yet further along with the famous Extended Mind hypothesis; and Surfing Uncertainty (OUP 2017) presents a framework for uniting perception action and the embodied mind Andy Clark and His Critics a range of high-profile researchers in philosophy of mind philosophy of cognitive science and empirical cognitive science critically engage with Clark''s work across the themes of: Extended Embodied Embedded Enactive and Affective Minds; Natural Born Cyborgs; and Perception Action and Prediction. Daniel Dennett provides a foreword on the significance of Clark''s work and Clark replies to each section of the book thus advancing current literature with original contributions that will form the basis for new discussions debates and directions in the discipline.