A parallel between radical reductionism in science and in art.
Neural science represents an important bridge between the natural sciences concerned with the nature of the physical world and the humanities concerned with the nature of human existence. We try to illustrate this bridging function in two ways. One, we show that many neural scientists study the brain to address humanistically important questions about the mind first raised by classical philosophy. Second, in certain instances the humanities and neural sciences use common methodologies to achieve their respective goals.
Kandel
Eric R
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University College of Physicians Surgeons, New York, New York 10032, USA. Erk5@columbia.edu
Mack
Sarah
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