Philosophical Applications Of Cognitive Science - 9780367320034

Taylor & Francis

This book presents a masterly survey of recent work in cognitive science that has particular relevance to philosophy. It demonstrates conclusively that the best work in philosophy in a surprising number of different fields must take into account empirical breakthroughs in psychology. > One of the most fruitful interdisciplinary boundaries in contemporary scholarship is that between philosophy and cognitive science. Now that solid empirical results about the activities of the human mind are available, it is no longer necessary for philosophers to practice armchair psychology.In this short, accessible, and entertaining book, Alvin > Preface -- Epistemology -- Philosophy of Science -- Philosophy of Mind -- Metaphysics -- Ethics > Alvin I. Goldman is professor of philosophy and research scientist in cognitive science at the University of Arizona. He is the author of A Theory of Human Action, Epistemology and Cognition, and Liaisons: Philosophy Meets the Cognitive and Social Scie.