Does the Brain Think
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 21823164 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Erlend Owesen (0000-0002-4526-7783, University of Cambridge, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 14 |
| Número | 3 |
| Páginas | 857-876 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Review of Philosophy and Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1878-5158 • E-ISSN: 1878-5166 |
| Editorial | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13164-022-00617-1 |
| OpenAlex | W4210902254 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 12 |
It is common in cognitive science to ascribe psychological predicates to the brain, i.e. to assert that the brain sees, feels, thinks, etc. This has prompted philosophical debate. According to the Nonsense View, the relevant locutions of cognitive scientists are nonsensical or false (Bennett and Hacker 2003, 2007). According to the Literal View, they are literal truths and report the psychological properties of brains (Dennett 2007; Crane 2015; Figdor 2018). In this paper, I propose the Synecdoche View, according to which cognitive scientists’ locutions are figurative, with ‘brain’ referring to the human being, such that ‘the brain thinks’ reports the thinking of the human being, not the thinking of the brain. I compare this view to the dominant views in the literature and argue that it is a plausible alternative. One consequence of this is that there is no reason to believe that the locutions of cognitive scientists indicate empirical support for the claim that brains possess psychological properties
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Cognitive science · Epistemology · Linguistics · Literal and figurative language · Metaphysics · Nonsense · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of science · Action Observation and Synchronization · Neuroscience · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |