Metaphysics and Cognitive Science

Goldman, Alvin I.; McLaughlin, Brian P.

ISBN 10: 0190639679 / ISBN 13: 9780190639679

Editore: Oxford University Press (edition Illustrated), 2019

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Riassunto:

This volume illustrates how the methodology of metaphysics can be enriched with the help of cognitive science. Few philosophers nowadays would dispute the relevance of cognitive science to the metaphysics of mind, but this volume mainly concerns the relevance of metaphysics to phenomena that are not themselves mental. The volume is thus a departure from standard analytical metaphysics. Among the issues to which results from cognitive science are brought to bear are the metaphysics of time, of morality, of meaning, of modality, of objects, and of natural kinds, as well as whether God exists. A number of chapters address the enterprise of metaphysics in general. In traditional analytical metaphysics, intuitions play a prominent role in the construction of, and assessment of theories. Cognitive science can be brought to bear on the issue of the reliability of intuitions. Some chapters point out how results from cognitive science can be deployed to debunk certain intuitions, and some point out how results can be deployed to help vindicate certain intuitions.

Many metaphysicians have taken to heart the moral that physics should be taken into account in addressing certain metaphysical issues. The overarching point of the volume is that in many instances beyond the nature of the mind itself, cognitive science should also be consulted.

Informazioni sull?autore: Alvin I. Goldman is Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University. Brian P. McLaughlin is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University and Editor of The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mind.

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Titolo: Metaphysics and Cognitive Science
Casa editrice: Oxford University Press (edition Illustrated)
Data di pubblicazione: 2019
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Very Good
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Edizione: Illustrated.