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@MISC{Clark_thisis,
author = {A. Clark},
title = {This is a preprint version of:},
year = {}
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Abstract
Philosophy of Mind Series. pp. 298-324. Abstract: In this chapter we trace the problem of self-control back to its roots in research on agency and intentionality, and discuss the relationship between self-knowledge and self-control in the context of our own research on Choice Blindness. In addition, we provide a range of suggestions for how modern sensor and computing technology might be of use in scaffolding and augmenting our self-control abilities, an avenue that has remained largely unexplored. In our discussion, two core concepts are introduced. The first is the concept of Computer-Mediated Extrospection, which builds and expands on the familiar idea of self-observation or self-monitoring as a way to gain self-knowledge. The second is the notion of Distributed Motivation, which follows as a natural extension of the use of precommitment and selfbinding as tools to overcome a predicted weakness of one’s will.
