Kardash, Aleksey: The limits of knowledge: cartesian confinement and the problem of cognitive bloat

_Lomonosov Philosophy Journal_ 50 (2):37-54. 2026The article formulates the dilemma of Cartesian confinement. Proponents of the extended cognition hypothesis convincingly demonstrate the limitations of restricting the scope of cognition to internal, mental, and intracranial processes. Conversely, intracranialists demonstrate that operating within an extended cognition paradigm poses the risk of cognitive bloat. By reviewing the arguments for intracranialism, the author demonstrates why cognitive