A neurophenomenology of awe and wonder : towards a non-reductionist cognitive science
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A neurophenomenology of awe and wonder : towards a non-reductionist cognitive science
(New directions in philosophy and cognitive science)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2015
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-191) and index
Other authors: Lauren Reinerman-Jones, Bruce Janz, Patricia Bockelman, Jörg Trempler
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book presents a study of the various feelings of awe and wonder experienced by astronauts during space flight. It summarizes the results of two experimental, interdisciplinary studies that employ methods from neuroscience, psychology, phenomenology and simulation technology, and it argues for a non-reductionist approach to cognitive science.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: How to study subjective experiences PART I: STUDYING AWE AND WONDER Chapter 2: Hermeneutical explorations Chapter 3: Awe and wonder in a simulated space flight: Experiment 1 Chapter 4: Neurophenomenology and simulation: Philosophical ground control and a sharpening of our tools Chapter 5: Redesigning Plato's cave: Experiment 2 PART II: INSIGHTS AND EXTENSIONS Chapter 6: The phenomenology of unprecedented experience: Ontological and cognitive wonder Chapter 7: Science and science fiction: How popular culture shapes our expectations about space Chapter 8: The very idea of non-reductionist science
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