Introduction: Philosophy in and Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Part II

Philosophy of Science: Introduction

Philosophy of Science : An Introduction

The Philosophy of Cognitive Science

The Part of Cognitive Science That Is Philosophy

There is much good work for philosophers to do in cognitive science if they adopt the constructive attitude that prevails in science, work toward testable hypotheses, and take on the task of clarifying the relationship between the scientific concepts and the everyday concepts with which we conduct our moral lives.

Philosophy of Cognitive Science ( 06 - 02483 ) Philosophy Handout ( 2007 – 2008 )

There are many different kinds of philosophy. For example, there is Indian philosophy (which has its roots in the ancient body of oral tradition known as the Veda), Islamic philosophy, Japanese philosophy and Chinese philosophy. However, none of these have had any real influence on the scientific tradition in which cognitive science has grown up. That scientific tradition is Western science and...