Carter, M. orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-3874 (2025) Relational equality for extended minds. Synthese, 206. 148. ISSN: 0039-7857
Abstract
This paper deals with the impact of the extended mind thesis on relational egalitarianism: the now-dominant view on (the politically relevant form of) equality within contemporary political philosophy. If proponents of the extended mind thesis are right, I argue, persons have two core interests that arise from their relationships with elements of the external environment: an interest in an environment supportive of cognition and an interest in extended mental authenticity. Acknowledging this requires relational egalitarians to be spatially-conscious, giving these interests due weight wherever they are engaged. This will not always change their conclusions, but there are a range of cases in which this form of relational egalitarianism yields unique insights. In this paper, I examine three: the relationship between landlords and tenants, cloud software and tech ecosystems, and forced transfers for dementia care.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2025. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Justice, Relational egalitarianism, Dementia, Personhood, Authenticity, Extended mind |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2025 09:25 |
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2025 15:42 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s11229-025-05242-w |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:230711 |