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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Twentieth-century philosophy of mind predominantly utilized a priori methods for foundational inquiries.
  • A significant shift in methodology has occurred in the field over time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the methodological evolution in the philosophy of mind.
  • To compare contemporary philosophical work with historical approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of highly cited philosophy papers.
  • Review of papers from the past five years and the twentieth century.
  • Categorization based on methodology: a priori vs. empirical data citation.

Main Results:

  • Twentieth-century papers largely relied on a priori reasoning, with minimal empirical data.
  • Contemporary papers predominantly cite empirical studies, with a notable portion reporting original experimental results.
  • A small minority of recent papers exclusively use a priori methods.

Conclusions:

  • The philosophy of mind has become increasingly empirical.
  • There is a growing integration of the philosophy of mind with the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science.