Morteza Alibakhshi Kenari

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Martyr Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Tehran, Iran.
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Abstract: A movement dedicated to applying neuroscience to traditional philosophical problems and using philosophical methods to illuminate issues in neuroscience began about thirty-five years ago. Results in neuroscience have affected how we see traditional areas of philosophical concern such as perception, belief-formation, and consciousness. There is an interesting interaction between some of the distinctive features of neuroscience and important general issues in the philosophy of science. And recent neuroscience has thrown up a few conceptual issues that philosophers are perhaps best trained to deal with. After sketching the history of the movement, we explore the relationships between neuroscience and philosophy and introduce some of the specific issues that have arisen.

Keywords: Philosophy, Neuroscience, Movement, Consciousness, Science, Relationship, Interaction, Illuminate Issues

Cite this paper: Kenari, M. (2014) The Philosophy and Neuroscience Movement. Art and Design Review, 2, 21-27. doi: 10.4236/adr.2014.22004.

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