Biology and Subjectivity - Philosophical Contributions to Non-reductive Neuroscience (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Some may consider that the language and concepts of philosophy will eventually be superseded by those of neuroscience. This book questions such a naive assumption and through a variety of perspectives and traditions, the authors show the possible contributions of philosophy to non-reductive forms of neuroscientific research. Drawing from the full range and depth of philosophical thought, from hylomorphism to ethics, by way of dynamical systems, enactivism and value theory, amongst other topics, this edited work promotes a rich form of interdisciplinary exchange. Chapters explore the analytic, phenomenological and pragmatic traditions of philosophy, and most share a common basis in the Aristotelian tradition. Contributions address one or more aspects of subjectivity in relation to science, such as the meaning and scope of naturalism and the place of consciousness in nature, or the relation between intentionality, teleology, and causality. Readers may further explore the nature of life and its relation to mind and then the role of value in mind and nature. This book shows how philosophy might contribute to real explanatory progress in science while remaining faithful to the full complexity of the phenomena of life and mind. It will be of interest to both philosophers and neuroscientists, as well as those engaged in interdisciplinary cooperation between philosophy and science.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Historical-Analytical Studies on Nature, Mind and Action, 2
Release date:	September 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Miguel Garcia-Valdecasas • Jose Ignacio Murillo • Nathaniel F. Barrett
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	197
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-30501-1
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Philosophy of science Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Neurosciences Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	3-319-30501-8
Barcode:	9783319305011

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