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# Andy Clark

Community Leader   New Zealand

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Andy Clark is a community leader from New Zealand, best known for *Consciousness and Emotion in Cognitive Science*.

## Quick Facts About Andy Clark

Nationality New Zealand

Profession Community Leader

Notable works Consciousness and Emotion in Cognitive Science

## About Andy Clark

Andy Clark is a British philosopher. He is professor of cognitive philosophy at the University of Sussex. Prior to this, he was a professor of philosophy and chair in logic and metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh, director of the cognitive science program at Indiana University Bloomington, and rhetorical director of the philosophy-psychology-neuroscience program at Washington University in St. Louis.

##  Quotes by Andy Clark

> [We humans have indeed always been adept at dovetailing our minds and skills to the shape of our current tools and aids.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-clark/we-humans-have-indeed-always-been-adept-at-dovetailing-our-minds-and/)

[Andy Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-clark/)

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> [It becomes harder and harder to say where the world stops and the person begins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-clark/it-becomes-harder-and-harder-to-say-where-the-world-stops-and-the/)

[Andy Clark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andy-clark/)

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> [“Quotes are empty and meaningless. It is how they are used that gives them purpose, how the person repeating those words gives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-clark/quotes-are-empty-and-meaningless-it-is-how-they-are-used-that-gives/)

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[Books](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/)

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> [It's always helpful to look outside of the web for your inspiration, to places where you might not at first expect to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andy-clark/it-s-always-helpful-to-look-outside-of-the-web-for-your-inspiration/)

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