https://www.sfio.org/authors/andy-clark/Andy-ClarkSource Themes Academic (https://sourcethemes.com/academic/)en-us© 2016 - 2026 ASFIO - All Rights ReservedTue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sfio.org/images/logo.svghttps://www.sfio.org/authors/andy-clark/https://www.sfio.org/interaction/2016-1/the-extended-mind/Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sfio.org/interaction/2016-1/the-extended-mind/<p><a href="https://www.sfio.org/authors/andy-clark/">Andy-Clark</a>, <a href="https://www.sfio.org/authors/david-chalmers/">David-Chalmers</a></p> <h2 class="red-heading">Abstract</h2> <p>Where does the mind stop and the rest of the world begin? The question invites two standard replies. Some accept the boundaries of skin and skull, and say that what is outside the body is outside the mind. Others are impressed by arguments suggesting that the meaning of our words ‘just ain’t in the head’, and hold that this externalism about meaning carries over into an externalism about mind. We propose to pursue a third position. We advocate a very different sort of externalism: an active externalism, based on the active role of the environment in driving cognitive processes.</p> <h2 class="red-heading">Article</h2> <script src="https://www.sfio.org/js/pdf.js"></script> <div style="margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;"> <button id="prev">Previous</button>&nbsp; &nbsp; <button id="next">Next</button>&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="article.pdf" download="article.pdf" target="_blank">Download</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; <span>Page: <span id="page_num"></span> / <span id="page_count"></span></span> </div> <p><canvas id="the-canvas" style="border: 1px solid black; direction: ltr; width: 800px;"></canvas></p> <script id="script"> // If absolute URL from the remote server is provided, configure the CORS // header on that server. var url = './article.pdf'; // Loaded via <script> tag, create shortcut to access PDF.js exports. var pdfjsLib = window['pdfjs-dist/build/pdf']; // The workerSrc property shall be specified. pdfjsLib.GlobalWorkerOptions.workerSrc = '/js/pdf.worker.js'; var pdfDoc = null, pageNum = 1, pageRendering = false, pageNumPending = null, scale = 2, canvas = document.getElementById('the-canvas'), ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); /** * Get page info from document, resize canvas accordingly, and render page. * @param num Page number. */ function renderPage(num) { pageRendering = true; // Using promise to fetch the page pdfDoc.getPage(num).then(function(page) { var viewport = page.getViewport({scale: scale}); canvas.height = viewport.height; canvas.width = viewport.width; // Render PDF page into canvas context var renderContext = { canvasContext: ctx, viewport: viewport }; var renderTask = page.render(renderContext); // Wait for rendering to finish renderTask.promise.then(function() { pageRendering = false; if (pageNumPending !== null) { // New page rendering is pending renderPage(pageNumPending); pageNumPending = null; } }); }); // Update page counters document.getElementById('page_num').textContent = num; } /** * If another page rendering in progress, waits until the rendering is * finised. Otherwise, executes rendering immediately. */ function queueRenderPage(num) { if (pageRendering) { pageNumPending = num; } else { renderPage(num); } } /** * Displays previous page. */ function onPrevPage() { if (pageNum <= 1) { return; } pageNum--; queueRenderPage(pageNum); } document.getElementById('prev').addEventListener('click', onPrevPage); /** * Displays next page. */ function onNextPage() { if (pageNum >= pdfDoc.numPages) { return; } pageNum++; queueRenderPage(pageNum); } document.getElementById('next').addEventListener('click', onNextPage); /** * Asynchronously downloads PDF. */ pdfjsLib.getDocument(url).promise.then(function(pdfDoc_) { pdfDoc = pdfDoc_; document.getElementById('page_count').textContent = pdfDoc.numPages; // Initial/first page rendering renderPage(pageNum); }); </script>