Phenomenology, 4E Cog-Sci & Awe (Shaun Gallagher)
Anagoge Podcast is now over 1 year old! Thank you everyone for listening. Shaun Gallagher is the Lillian and Morrie Moss Professor of Excellence in Philosophy at the University of Memphis. His areas of research include phenomenology and the cognitive sciences. In this episode, we talk about Shaun's background, the nature of phenomenology and cognitive science, the role of embodiment and action, and Shaun's research about the overview effect; the awe astronauts feel during spaceflight when seeing Earth. My main microphone died shortly after the podcast started, so you will notice the quality being worse, as I had to use my camera microphone. Sorry! https://anagogepodcast.com/ 0:00 Start 00:23 Introduction 02:17 Shaun's background in philosophy 05:49 Shaun's background in cognitive science 07:24 Interdisciplinarity and Cog-Sci 10:27 The paradox of phenomenology 17:32 Scientific vs philosophical methods in phenomenology 21:32 Cog-Sci as an example of the role of philosophy in science 26:47 Existentialism in phenomenology 32:25 Embodied Cog-Sci and psychopathology 36:39 Virtual reality for therapy 40:16 What's 4E Cognitive Science? 53:35 4E Cognitive Science and Buddhism 58:45 Varela and Dalai Lama - Mind & Life Institute 1:00:22 Metaphysical tensions of Buddism and Western Science 1:04:00 Awe in the overview effect 1:10:45 Differences in present and future reporting 1:14:40 Background of the awe experience 1:17:11 Feeling of unity 1:20:05 Connections with psychedelic and religious experiences 1:25:26 Enactivist Cognition 1:31:22 Critique of Heidegger of social cognition 1:35:17 History of embodiment If you would like to help the podcast grow so I can dedicate more time to it, a review on Apple Podcasts is super helpful. Thank you! https://podcasts.apple.com/si/podcast... If you would like to connect with me on Instagram, you can do so at @tiagobooks: / tiagobooks The intro song is by Lief Sjostrom, titled Peril from the album 'Impossible Parade'. Website: https://liefsjostrom.com/ Album: https://liefsjostrom.bandcamp.com/alb...

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