Why Cognitive Science Needs Philosophy and Vice Versa
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Why Cognitive Science Needs Philosophy and Vice Versa
Contrary to common views that philosophy is extraneous to cognitive science, this paper argues that philosophy has a crucial role to play in cognitive science with respect to generality and normativity. General questions include the nature of theories and explanations, the role of computer simulation in cognitive theorizing, and the relations among the different fields of cognitive science. Nor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Topics in Cognitive Science
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1756-8757,1756-8765
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2009.01016.x