Metodo

International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

Series | Book | Chapter

225970

Can the two cultures reconcile?

reconstruction and neuropragmatism

Tibor Solymoski

pp. 83-97

Abstract

The conflict between the sciences and the humanities results from an implicit endorsement by most scientists and humanists of representationalist theories of truth. I argue that a pragmatic account of truth, as modified by John Dewey's notion of philosophical reconstruction, affords us the means of reaching rapprochement. I draw on the work of C. P. Snow, Jerome Kagan, and Edward Slingerland to develop a neurophilosophical pragmatist account of how to reconstruct the relationship between the two cultures. I draw on recent work on mirror neuron systems and suggest that a new metaphor for thinking about consciousness may serve well the reconstructive project.

Publication details

Published in:

Franks David D., Turner Jonathan H. (2013) Handbook of neurosociology. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 83-97

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4473-8_7

Full citation:

Solymoski Tibor (2013) „Can the two cultures reconcile?: reconstruction and neuropragmatism“, In: D. D. Franks & J. H. Turner (eds.), Handbook of neurosociology, Dordrecht, Springer, 83–97.