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  1. Sep 4, 2018 · However, cognitive science usually follows the Wittgensteinian tradition 2 by understanding the self-as-subject, or “I,” as a phenomenological, rather than metaphysical problem [Figure 1 illustrates the difference between James (1890) and Wittgenstein’s (1958) approach to the self].

  2. Jun 23, 2014 · The self is very different from the atomic, transcendental, perfectly autonomous self assumed by dualist philosophers, but it is far richer and more explanatory than the skeptical view of...

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  4. Aug 2, 2019 · In this paper I review the problematic relationship between science and philosophy; in particular, I will address the question of whether science needs philosophy, and I will offer some positive perspectives that should be helpful in developing a synergetic relationship between the two.

    • Sebastian De Haro
    • sd696@cam.ac.uk
    • 2020
  5. Feb 7, 2003 · Academic Tools. Friends PDF Preview. Author and Citation Info. Back to Top. Self-Knowledge. First published Fri Feb 7, 2003; substantive revision Tue Nov 9, 2021. In philosophy, “self-knowledge” standardly refers to knowledge of ones own mental statesthat is, of what one is feeling or thinking, or what one believes or desires.

  6. Feb 13, 2018 · Science is about descriptive facts; philosophy is often about that but is also about normative and evaluative truths (if such truths exist). Science is about physical objects; philosophy is often about that but is also about abstract objects (if they exist).

  7. This folk concept of autonomy blurs the distinctions that philosophers draw among personal autonomy, moral autonomy, and political autonomy. Moral autonomy, usually traced back to Kant, is the capacity to deliberate and to give oneself the moral law, rather than merely heeding the injunctions of others.

  8. Apr 11, 2019 · Nevertheless, the philosophical study of nature is the wellspring of science. Simply asking “What is a law of nature?” poses a philosophical challenge. The philosophy of science is concerned with the foundations, methods, and implications of science and how scientists conduct their research.