Review of Cyborg Rights. Extending Cognition, Ethics, and the Law
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https://doi.org/10.55613/jeet.v36i2.246Keywords:
extended mind, extended cognition, mental privacy, mental integrity, personal integrityAbstract
What if the Hypothesis of Extended Cognition and the Extended Mind Thesis are true? According to S. Orestis Palermos, in Cybor Rights, the acceptance of these theses implies a reconsideration of the way in which we understand mental privacy, mental integrity, and personal integrity. However, the reconsideration of these concepts could generate an undue assimilation between our thoughts and our cognitive extensions. The consequences of such an assimilation allow us to see the Hypothesis of Extended Cognition and the Extended Mind Thesis in a different light.
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