Introduction: Reality as One Sees It
In Consciousness we Trust February 10, 2022 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198856771.003.0001 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that important experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience studies of consciousness have been sidelined since the 1990s in favor of speculative metaphysical and physics-centric theorizing, and that restoring this balance is needed for the field's long-term progress and for deriving foundational principles from empirical facts. |
Abstract
Abstract: A brief review of the history of the science of consciousness suggests that since the 1990s, important studies from experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience have been sidelined, to make room for rather speculative metaphysical and physics-centric theorizing. Some arguments are given in favor of restoring this balance. These include some considerations about the longevity and growth for the field, for meaningful scientific progress in the longer term. From a philosophy of science perspective, it is also unclear if foundational principles can be derived without a solid grasp of the basic empirical facts. This justifies why the book will be mostly focused on empirical studies, and the resulting theory should be compatible with the language of cognitive neuroscience.
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