There is a call for papers out from the newly founded
Intergalactic Journal of Science. The special issue will address "New Perspectives in Intergalactic Cognitive Science".
Cognitive Science is expanding at an exponential rate. However, the field is in need of unification. A unification of the how and why of the great diversity of cognitive architectures. A unification of the experiental contents now believed to be so diverse. A unification of scientific method, now varying per stellar community.
And you thought the Topics module was pushing the envelope?
I'm not terribly well-read on "intergalactic science", but I feel like a multidisciplinary field such as cognitive science lends itself to this kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteWould aliens have the same sense of self that humans posses? Would a silicon-based brain be capable of the same things as a carbon-based one? It will be interesting to see how questions of this sort, that is, traditionally philosophical but with "scientific merit", are addressed.