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The Part of Cognitive Science That Is Philosophy
Author(s) -
Dennett Daniel C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
topics in cognitive science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.191
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1756-8765
pISSN - 1756-8757
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-8765.2009.01015.x
Subject(s) - constructive , task (project management) , epistemology , cognition , philosophy of science , psychology , work (physics) , sociology , cognitive science , computer science , philosophy , process (computing) , engineering , mechanical engineering , systems engineering , neuroscience , operating system
There is much good work for philosophers to do in cognitive science if they adopt the constructive attitude that prevails in science, work toward testable hypotheses, and take on the task of clarifying the relationship between the scientific concepts and the everyday concepts with which we conduct our moral lives.