Psychology is – and should be – central to cognitive science

Max Coltheart

doi:10.4453/rifp.2023.0004

Psychology is – and should be – central to cognitive science

Max Coltheart^*

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School of Psychological Sciences

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	40-58
Number of pages	19
Journal	Rivista Internazionale di Filosofia e Psicologia
Volume	14
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4453/rifp.2023.0004
Publication status	Published - 2023

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cognitive Science
interdisciplinarity/multidisciplinarity
psychology

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