Regarding the case of Otto and his notebook Clark and Chalme

Regarding the case of Otto and his notebook, Clark and Chalmers argue that “Otto himself is...” … what, precisely?

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Clark and Chalmers argue that “Otto himself is...

best regarded as an extended system, a coupling of biological organism and external resources. To consistently resist this conclusion, we would have to shrink the self into a mere bundle of occurrent states, severely threatening its deep psychological continuity. Far better to take the broader view, and see agents themselves as spread into the world.