Dr. John Vervaeke Ep. 26 - Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - Cognitive Science
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Apr 3, 2023 This podcast explores the cultural undercurrents in Germany after influential philosophers, the need to address the Meaning Crisis and the meta-crisis, the transformative nature of metaphors, the concept of 'aptness' in cognitive science, the importance of construct production and convergence to reduce bias, recognizing and avoiding equivocation to improve idea quality, the concept of intelligence and its measurement, and exploring problem-solving and the problem space.
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The Equivocal Nature of Mind
- The term "mind" has become equivocal, leading to confusion.
- Different disciplines study the mind at different levels of reality, using varying vocabularies and methodologies.
Fragmentation and Integration in Cognitive Science
- Fragmentation in the study of mind leads to ignorance about the causal relationships between different levels of reality.
- Cognitive science seeks to integrate these fragmented disciplines through philosophically astute practices.
Approaches to Cognitive Science
- Cognitive science can be approached through generic nominalism, interdisciplinary eclecticism, or synoptic integration.
- Synoptic integration, which creates bridging vocabularies, is the most effective approach.