Title

Hermeneutics and the cognitive sciences

Authors

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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