Andy Clark

Summary

Andy Clark is a human^[1]. He was born on November 20, 1957^[2]. He worked as a philosopher^[3], artificial intelligence researcher^[4], and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Andy Clark was born on November 20, 1957^[2].
• Andy Clark held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Andy Clark's professions included philosopher^[3].
• Andy Clark worked as an artificial intelligence researcher^[4].
• Andy Clark's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Andy Clark's field of work was logic^[8].
• Andy Clark's field of work was metaphysics^[9].
• Andy Clark's field of work was philosophy of mind^[10].
• Andy Clark's field of work was transhumanism^[11].
• Andy Clark's field of work was artificial intelligence^[12].
• Andy Clark was employed by Washington University in St. Louis^[13].
• Among Andy Clark's employers was University of Edinburgh^[14].
• Among Andy Clark's employers was Indiana University Bloomington^[15].
• Among Andy Clark's employers was University of Sussex^[16].
• Andy Clark was educated at University of Stirling^[17].
• Andy Clark's doctoral advisor was Neil Tennant^[18].
• Andy Clark's doctoral advisor was Andrew Brennan^[19].
• Andy Clark received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[20].
• Andy Clark received the Fellow of the British Academy^[21].
• Andy Clark is recorded as male^[22].
• Andy Clark's instance of is recorded as human^[23].
• Andy Clark supervised Matteo Colombo as a doctoral student^[24].
• Andy Clark's family name is recorded as Clark^[25].
• Andy Clark's given name is recorded as Andrew^[26].
• Andy Clark's given name is recorded as John^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1957-11-20^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 471e332d-c6ac-4902-921b-56a0f8697b9a^[31]

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Origins and Family

Andy Clark was born on November 20, 1957^[2].

Education

Andy Clark's education included a stint at University of Stirling^[17]. Doctoral advisors include Neil Tennant^[18], a philosopher^[32], b. 1950^[33], of United States^[34], awarded the Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities^[35] and Andrew Brennan^[19], a philosopher^[36], b. 1945^[37], specialised in philosophy^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[3], artificial intelligence researcher^[4], and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include logic^[8], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification^[39]; metaphysics^[9], a branch of philosophy^[40]; philosophy of mind^[10], a branch of philosophy^[41]; transhumanism^[11], a cultural movement^[42], founded in 1980^[43]; and artificial intelligence^[12], a type of technology^[44]. Employers include Washington University in St. Louis^[13], a private university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1853^[47], headquartered in St. Louis County^[48]; University of Edinburgh^[14], a public university^[49], in United Kingdom^[50], founded in 1583^[51], headquartered in Edinburgh^[52]; Indiana University Bloomington^[15], a public research university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1820^[55], headquartered in Bloomington^[56]; and University of Sussex^[16], a public research university^[57], in United Kingdom^[58], founded in 1961^[59], headquartered in Sussex House^[60]. Andy Clark supervised Matteo Colombo as a doctoral student^[24].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[20], a fellowship award^[61], in United Kingdom^[62] and Fellow of the British Academy^[21], a fellowship award^[63], in United Kingdom^[64].

Why It Matters

Andy Clark ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (268 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

He is credited with the discovery of extended mind thesis^[67], a theory^[68]. Works attributed to him include The Extended Mind^[69], a scholarly article^[70].

FAQs

What did Andy Clark do for work?

Andy Clark worked as philosopher^[3], artificial intelligence researcher^[4], and university teacher^[5].

Where did Andy Clark go to school?

Andy Clark was educated at University of Stirling^[17].

What awards did Andy Clark receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[20] and Fellow of the British Academy^[21].

What did Andy Clark discover?

Andy Clark is credited as discoverer of extended mind thesis^[67].