TY - JOUR
T1 - The churchlands' neuron doctrine
T2 - Both cognitive and reductionist
AU - Sutton, J.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - According to Cold and Stoljar, one cannot consistently be both reductionist about psychoneural relations and invoke concepts developed in the psychological sciences. I deny the utility of their distinction between biological and cognitive neuroscience, suggesting that they construe biological neuroscience too rigidly and cognitive neuroscience too liberally. Then, I reject their characterization of reductionism. Reductions need not go down past neurobiology straight to physics, and cases of partial, local reduction are not neatly distinguishable from cases of mere implementation. Modifying the argument from unification as reduction, I defend a position weaker than the radical but stronger than the trivial neuron doctrine.
AB - According to Cold and Stoljar, one cannot consistently be both reductionist about psychoneural relations and invoke concepts developed in the psychological sciences. I deny the utility of their distinction between biological and cognitive neuroscience, suggesting that they construe biological neuroscience too rigidly and cognitive neuroscience too liberally. Then, I reject their characterization of reductionism. Reductions need not go down past neurobiology straight to physics, and cases of partial, local reduction are not neatly distinguishable from cases of mere implementation. Modifying the argument from unification as reduction, I defend a position weaker than the radical but stronger than the trivial neuron doctrine.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033369346&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0140525X99462193
DO - 10.1017/S0140525X99462193
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:0033369346
SN - 0140-525X
VL - 22
SP - 850
EP - 851
JO - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
JF - Behavioral and Brain Sciences
IS - 5
ER -