Is the Internet an extension of human memory?

Re:Is the Internet an extension of human memory? by s2r2 on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @06:06AM (#2729265)

For the philosophically inclined: http://consc.net/papers/extended.html (the famous "The Extended Mind" paper from Clark/Chalmers)

(And http://philpapers.org/browse/the-extended-mind for in-depth information)

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Re:Is the Internet an extension of human memory? by thomasdavis on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @06:22AM (#2729303)

I was actually trying to find resources when I was writing this but couldn't so this is very helpful, thanks!

I recall reading about other mechanical devices like the steering wheel and computer mice being extensions of the human body. Does anyone know what it's called?

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Re:Is the Internet an extension of human memory? by billswift on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @02:14AM (#2732773)

I vaguely remember reading something on the Web years ago, but there are two books I know of that discuss this idea: Donald Norman's Things That Make Us Smart and Andy Clark's Natural-born Cyborgs.

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Re:Is the Internet an extension of human memory? by JonnieCache on Tuesday July 05, 2011 @06:37AM (#2729327)

That kind of thing falls under the definition of 'cyborg,' actually. Even wearing glasses technically makes you a cyborg.

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