Psychology is – and should be – central to cognitive science

Cognitive science is typically defined as the multidisciplinary study of mind, with the disciplines involved usually listed as philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. Furthermore, these six “core disciplines” are generally regarded as having equa...

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Published inRivista internazionale di filosofia e psicologia Vol. 14; no. 1-2; pp. 40 - 58
Main Author Max Coltheart
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
German
Published Mimesis Edizioni, Milano 01.01.2023
Subjects
cognitive science
interdisciplinarity
multidisciplinarity
psychology
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Summary:Cognitive science is typically defined as the multidisciplinary study of mind, with the disciplines involved usually listed as philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience, linguistics, and anthropology. Furthermore, these six “core disciplines” are generally regarded as having equal status vis-à-vis cognitive science. In contrast to the latter position, I argue that psychology has a special status here: it is central to cognitive science in a way that none of the other five disciplines is. I support this argument via both theoretical and empirical considerations.
ISSN:2039-4667
2239-2629
DOI:10.4453/rifp.2023.0004