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Interdisciplinary Integration After the Neuro-turn: Problems with the ‘Neurofication’ of Theology

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dc.contributor.author Keestra, Machiel
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Public Policy en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename University of Amsterdam. Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename University of Pittsburgh. Center for Philosophy of Science en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-26T18:39:39Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-26T18:39:39Z
dc.date.issued 2018-11-08
dc.description Presented on November 8, 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Stephen C. Hall Building, Room 102. en_US
dc.description Having studied philosophy and psychology, Dr. Machiel Keestra’s PhD was about the philosophy of cognitive neuroscience. Tenured at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Amsterdam he is currently visiting fellow of the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is past president of the international Association for Interdisciplinary Studies. en_US
dc.description Runtime: 73:11 minutes en_US
dc.description.abstract The recent emergence of neuro-disciplines like neuro-economics, neuro-anthropology, neurophilosophy and neuro-politics is exciting for those working in these ‘neurofied’ disciplines, as much as for cognitive neuroscientists and philosophers. New neuro disciplinary research and answers can help to elucidate relevant interactions between our brains and domains of our culture and society. Yet, neuro-disciplinary research can also lead us astray when flawed concepts, methods or results are employed, and the wrong conclusions are drawn. The challenge for inter-disciplinary research is to properly integrate insights from both fields involved - from cognitive neuroscience and the respective ‘target discipline’. Machiel Keestra will analyze an example of such ‘neurofication’: neuro-theology. After a brief consideration of the notion of ‘interdisciplinary integration’, he will analyze how neuro-theological research is being conducted and discuss its underlying assumptions and research paradigms. How come that neurotheological research often involves the neuro-imaging of meditating Buddhist monks? Is there a place for the historical and institutional nature of religion in neurotheology? Such questions will lead to a critical evaluation of neurofication that is also relevant for other neuro-disciplines. en_US
dc.format.extent 73:11 minutes
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/60556
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries School of Public Policy Speaker Series
dc.subject Cognitive neuroscience en_US
dc.subject Interdisciplinarity en_US
dc.subject Philosophy en_US
dc.title Interdisciplinary Integration After the Neuro-turn: Problems with the ‘Neurofication’ of Theology en_US
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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