Hermeneutics and the cognitive sciences

    Authors

    S. Gallagher

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Conscious. Stud.

    Keywords

    MIRROR NEURONS; SIMULATION; INTENTIONS; MIND; Philosophy; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    Philosophical hermeneutics, understood as the theory of interpretation, investigates some questions that are also asked in the cognitive sciences. The nature of human understanding, the way that we gain and organize knowledge, the role played by language and memory in these considerations, the relations between conscious and unconscious knowledge, and how we understand other persons, are all good examples of issues that form the intersection of hermeneutics and the cognitive sciences. Although hermeneutics is most often contrasted with the natural sciences, there are some clear ways in which hermeneutics can contribute to the cognitive sciences and vice versa.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Consciousness Studies

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    10-11

    Publication Date

    1-1-2004

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    162

    Last Page

    174

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000225492200010

    ISSN

    1355-8250

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