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Towards a genuinely interdisciplinary ‘science of the mind’
  • Alessandra Buccella,
  • Uri Maoz,
  • Liad Mudrik
Alessandra Buccella
University at Albany

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Uri Maoz
Chapman University
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Liad Mudrik
Tel Aviv University
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Abstract

In recent decades, the neuroscientific community has moved from describing the neural underpinnings of mental phenomena – as characterized by experimental psychology and philosophy of mind – to attempting to redefine those mental phenomena based on neural findings. Nowadays, many are intrigued by the idea that neuroscience might provide the ‘missing piece’ that would allow philosophers (and, to an extent, psychologists, too) to make important advances, generating new means that these disciplines lack to close knowledge gaps and answer questions like ‘Do we have Free Will?’, ‘Why are we conscious?’, ‘How do reason and emotion interact in decision making?’, and more. In this paper, we argue that instead of striving for neuroscience to replace philosophy in the ongoing quest to understanding human thought and behavior, more synergetic relations should be established, where neuroscience does not only inspire philosophy but also draws from it. We claim that such a collaborative co-evolution, with the two disciplines nourishing and influencing each other, is key to resolving long-lasting questions that have thus far proved impenetrable for either discipline on its own.
Submitted to European Journal of Neuroscience
14 Feb 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Feb 2024Editorial Decision: Revise Major
21 Apr 20241st Revision Received
26 Apr 2024Submission Checks Completed
26 Apr 2024Assigned to Editor
17 May 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
12 Jun 2024Editorial Decision: Accept