Wydział Filozoficzny
Artur Gunia
Rocznik Kognitywistyczny, Tom 8, 2015, s. 1 - 11
https://doi.org/10.4467/20843895RK.15.001.4088Modular man – an analysis of brain and body adaptation to the technology in the context of the theories of extended mind and embodied cognition
The ability to adapt to new and ever changing environment has always been one of the primary human skills. In fact, the capacity of using tools has been of upmost importance. The advancement of technology greatly improved the process of adaptation. It had a remarkable impact on the development of human nature, stepping into its inner structure. The technological evolution of mankind has been happening right before our eyes. People are becoming symbiotic with machines, and to various extents becoming cyborgs themselves.
The main point of interest of this paper is to show how the embodied cognition theory and the extended mind theory are able to illustrate the phenomenon of cyborgization. Moreover, we consider how the concepts related to the modular structure of mind and body explain the technological adaptation of humans.
Artur Gunia
Czasopismo Techniczne, Chemia Zeszyt 1 Ch (4) 2016, 2016, s. 27 - 37
https://doi.org/10.4467/2353737XCT.16.044.5306Simple cases of heat conduction in the ground are presented. Systems without interaction with the ground surface are considered. For heating or cooling of the ground by a flat slab, an analytical solution was used. Heat transfer between the ground and a single pipe and several parallel pipes is also considered. In these cases, a numerical solution was used. The analysed problems are of practical importance for modelling and simulation of ground heat exchangers cooperating with heat pumps.