Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2-2024
Abstract
In recent decades, the neuroscientific community has moved from describing the neural underpinnings of mental phenomena—as characterized by experimental psychology and philosophy of mind—to attempting to redefine those mental phenomena based on neural findings. Nowadays, many are intrigued by the idea that neuroscience might provide the “missing piece” that would allow philosophers (and, to an extent, psychologists, too) to make important advances, generating new means that these disciplines lack to close knowledge gaps and answer questions like “What is Free Will?” and “Do humans have it?.” In this paper, we argue that instead of striving for neuroscience to replace philosophy in the ongoing quest to understanding human thought and behavior, more synergetic relations should be established, where neuroscience does not only inspire philosophy but also draws from it. We claim that such a collaborative coevolution, with the two disciplines nourishing and influencing each other, is key to resolving long-lasting questions that have thus far proved impenetrable for either discipline on its own.
Recommended Citation
Buccella, A., Maoz, U., & Mudrik, L. (2024). Towards an interdisciplinary "science of the mind": A call for enhanced collaboration between philosophy and neuroscience. European Journal of Neuroscience, 60(5), 4771-4784. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16451
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Wiley
Comments
This is the accepted version of the following article:
Buccella, A., Maoz, U., & Mudrik, L. (2024). Towards an interdisciplinary "science of the mind": A call for enhanced collaboration between philosophy and neuroscience. European Journal of Neuroscience, 60(5), 4771-4784. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.16451
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