Negro, Niccolo and Corcoran, Andrew and Mudrik, Liad and Hohwy, Jakob (2024) The Philosophy of Science of Consciousness Science. [Preprint]

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Abstract

This chapter surveys some potential contributions of philosophy of science to the scientific study of consciousness. Given the unique challenges consciousness poses as both a subjective and objective phenomenon, philosophy of science can offer conceptual tools for clarifying definitions, establishing methodological frameworks, and guiding theory comparison and assessment. By integrating philosophical perspectives on general philosophy of science with specific debates within the science of consciousness, this chapter aims to demonstrate how philosophy of science can support consciousness researchers in navigating the complexities of their field and accelerating its progress. We suggest that a promising route to make progress in consciousness science is to combine three complementary and mutually reinforcing strategies: the empirical strategy, the confirmational strategy, and the metatheoretical strategy.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Negro, Niccolo niccolo.negro.research@gmail.com 0000-0002-1561-799X Corcoran, Andrew andrew.corcoran@monash.edu 0000-0002-0449-4883 Mudrik, Liad mudrikli@tauex.tau.ac.il 0000-0003-3564-6445 Hohwy, Jakob jakob.hohwy@monash.edu 0000-0003-3906-3060
Additional Information:	This is a peer-reviewed manuscript submitted to Melloni, L. & Olcese, U. (Eds.) (Forthcoming), The Scientific Study of Consciousness– Experimental and Theoretical Approaches. Springer Nature.
Keywords:	Consciousness; Philosophy of Science; Scientific Progress; Adversarial Collaboration; Confirmation Theory.
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience General Issues > Structure of Theories ٠ Out of Print ٠
Depositing User:	Dr. Niccolo Negro
Date Deposited:	02 May 2025 12:33
Last Modified:	02 May 2025 12:33
Item ID:	25229
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness General Issues > Science vs. Pseudoscience General Issues > Structure of Theories ٠ Out of Print ٠
Date:	25 August 2024
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/25229

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