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Record Nr.

UNINA9910559384103321

Autore

Gouveia Steven S.

Titolo

Philosophy and Neuroscience : A Methodological Analysis / / by Steven S. Gouveia

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

9783030953690

9783030953683

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages)

Collana

New Directions in Philosophy and Cognitive Science, , 2946-2967

Disciplina

612.801

Soggetti

Philosophy of mind

Knowledge, Theory of

Cognitive neuroscience

Philosophy of Mind

Epistemology

Cognitive Neuroscience

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1 - Methodological Problem in Philosophy and Neuroscience -- Chapter 2 - Methodological Isolationism -- Chapter 3 - Reductive Neurophilosophy -- Chapter 4 - Neurophenomenology -- Chapter 5 - Non-Reductive Neurophilosophy -- Chapter 6 - Qualia and Information in Philosophy and Neuroscience -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the methodological strategies for linking philosophy and neuroscience concerning the study of the conscious brain. The author focuses on four distinct methods for relating these two academic disciplines: isolationist, reductionist, neurophenomenological, and non-reductionist. After analyzing the pros and cons of these approaches, Steven S. Gouveia applies them to the concept of Qualia and Information to understand how the metaphilosophical assumptions of each approach influence the definitions of those specific concepts. Gouveia argues for an approach that conceives the interdisciplinarity of both philosophy and neuroscience, in a particular and sound methodology, offering



empirical examples of the explanatory power of this methodology over the others. Additionally, he shows how the metaphilosophical assumptions of each methodology—usually taken by researchers implicitly and unconsciously—influence their own approach to the methodological problem. Steven S. Gouveia is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Mind, Brain Imaging and Neuroethics Unit of the Royal Institute of Mental Health, University of Ottawa, Canada.