Andy Clark and "The Extended Mind"

The Extended Mind, first proposed by Andy Clark, is the idea that the human mind is not confined to the skull, instead extending throughout the body and the world around it (MacFarquhar). To simplify this rather complex concept, Clark has developed some clear-cut examples. Take for instance the case of Inga and Otto: “Consider a woman named Inga, who wants to go to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. She consults her memory, recalls that the museum is on Fifty-third Street, and off she goes. Now consider Otto, an Alzheimer’s patient. Otto carries a notebook with him everywhere, in…