Tracing the Extended Mind
The following essay evaluates the concept of the trace within extended mind (EM) theory. It begins by differentiating Andy Clark’s complementarity from several competing models. Second, it demonstrates how an undeveloped concept of the trace arises in Clark’s debate with internalist critics. In resp...
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| description | The following essay evaluates the concept of the trace within extended mind (EM) theory. It begins by differentiating Andy Clark’s complementarity from several competing models. Second, it demonstrates how an undeveloped concept of the trace arises in Clark’s debate with internalist critics. In response, I introduce Paul Ricoeur’s metaphor of the imprint in <i>Memory, History, Forgetting</i>. Fourth, the recent debate about the plastic trace will be applied in this context. In so doing, the legacy of Jacques Derrida will be rehabilitated. I conclude with EM’s renewed promise to model deliberations between religiously diverse people. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c5d02780864b4a72bdcbaf3b06c7dd0a2025-08-20T02:44:39ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442025-02-0116218910.3390/rel16020189Tracing the Extended MindTimothy Stanley0School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaThe following essay evaluates the concept of the trace within extended mind (EM) theory. It begins by differentiating Andy Clark’s complementarity from several competing models. Second, it demonstrates how an undeveloped concept of the trace arises in Clark’s debate with internalist critics. In response, I introduce Paul Ricoeur’s metaphor of the imprint in <i>Memory, History, Forgetting</i>. Fourth, the recent debate about the plastic trace will be applied in this context. In so doing, the legacy of Jacques Derrida will be rehabilitated. I conclude with EM’s renewed promise to model deliberations between religiously diverse people.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/16/2/189extended mindAndy ClarkcomplementarityhermeneuticsPaul RicoeurJean-Pierre Changeux |
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