Mechanisms and Consciousness

Integrating Phenomenology with Cognitive Science

Marek Pokropski

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Routledge
30 November 2021

Philosophy of mind; Psychological theory & schools of thought; Cognition & cognitive psychology; Philosophy of science

Series: Routledge Research in Phenomenology

This book develops a new approach to naturalizing phenomenology. The author proposes to integrate phenomenology with the mechanistic framework that offers new methodological perspectives for studying complex mental phenomena such as consciousness.

While mechanistic explanatory models are widely applied in cognitive science, their approach to describing subjective phenomena is limited. The author argues that phenomenology can fill this gap. He proposes two novel ways of integrating phenomenology and mechanism. First, he presents a new reading of phenomenological analyses as functional analyses. Such functional phenomenology delivers a functional sketch of a target system and provides constraints on the space of possible mechanisms. Second, he develops the neurophenomenological approach in the direction of dynamic modeling of experience. He shows that neurophenomenology can deliver dynamical constraints on mechanistic models and thus inform the search for an underlying mechanism.

Mechanisms and Consciousness will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and the cognitive sciences.

By: Marek Pokropski
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 412g
ISBN: 9780367465254
ISBN 10: 0367465256
Series: Routledge Research in Phenomenology
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 30 November 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I. Integrating Phenomenology with Cognitive Science 1. The Concept of Phenomenology 2. Naturalizing Phenomenology Reconsidered 3. Models of Explanation in Cognitive Science Part II. Phenomenology and Mechanism: In Search of Constraints 4. Phenomenology and Functionalism 5. Phenomenology and Dynamical Modeling 6. Conclusion: Towards Methodologically Guided Mutual Constraints

Marek Pokropski is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Warsaw, Poland.

Reviews for Mechanisms and Consciousness: Integrating Phenomenology with Cognitive Science

Mechanisms and Consciousness expresses a new voice in the naturalizing phenomenology debate. Marek Pokropski proposes to rethink the issues involved in naturalization in the context of recent discussions about explanatory integration in the cognitive sciences. He provides a lucid overview of the relevant explanatory models, and he articulates a fresh and thought-provoking look at Husserlian phenomenology, bridging it with the seemingly opposite, neomechanistic approach. I recommend this book for those who are intrigued about how to integrate the first-person study of consciousness with cognitive neuroscience. Shaun Gallagher, Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Philosophy, University of Memphis, USA Marek Pokropski's book is an excellent contribution to the discussion on mechanistic explanation. By bringing naturalized phenomenology under the mechanistic umbrella, Pokropski offers a highly compelling view on how naturalized phenomenology may proceed further in the study of consciousness. For all serious students of consciousness and phenomenology, this book is a must-read. Marcin Milkowski , Polish Academy of Sciences