title: The part of cognitive science that is philosophy.
abstract: There is much good work for philosophers to do in cognitive science if they adopt the constructive attitude that prevails in science, work toward testable hypotheses, and take on the task of clarifying the relationship between the scientific concepts and the everyday concepts with which we conduct our moral lives.
authors.affiliation: Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dennett
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019336:Cognitive Science; D006801:Humans; D010684:Philosophy
keywords: Conceptual confusion in cognitive science; Libet; Neural correlates of consciousness; Philosophy and hypothesis-generation; Philosophy in cognitive science; Qualia