thomblake comments on Concepts Don't Work That Way - Less Wrong

57 Post author: lukeprog 28 September 2011 02:01AM

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Comment author: thomblake 27 September 2011 03:02:18PM 1 point [-]

For reference, there is a field of study which purports to do this sort of thing, Neurophilosophy. Not to be confused with Neuro-philosophy from the Schrodinger's Cat Trilogy, which is merely the study of philosophy using brains.

Comment author: lukeprog 27 September 2011 03:48:36PM 0 points [-]

Yup. Long-time fan of the Churchlands. Though, there are lots more who do cognitive-science-informed philosophy without calling themselves neurophilosophers.