The Fit of Materialism, Spiritualism, and Accurate Compatibility

This research task is a more comprehensive version from a set of previous publication. It is an argument on how ideologies of Materialism, Spiritualism, and Accurate Compatibility can actually come together in opposition to hard materialism, vague spiritualism, and centralism inaccuracy. Hard materialism rides too heavily on disposition which is the relationship of ‘body’ and ‘cognition’, however, disposition is only one half of the story. Vague spiritualism rides too heavily on agency which is the relationship of ‘mind’ and ‘cognition’, however, agency is only one half of the story. It leads to confusion in theses of hard materialism, vague spiritualism, and centralism inaccuracy.

An important part of the examination is…

…how Modern theories of mind remain even in some materialistic and hence ontologically anti-dualistic views; and shows how Dewey, anticipating Merleau-Ponty and 4E cognitive scientists, repudiates these theories. Throughout I [Matthew Crippen] place Dewey’s thought in the context of scientific inquiry, both recent and historical and including the cognitive as well as traditional sciences; and I show how he incorporated sciences of his day into his thought, while also anticipating enactive cognitive science. While emphasizing Dewey’s continued relevance, my main goal is to show how his scientifically informed account of perception and cognition combats skepticism propagated by certain scientific visions, exacerbated by commonplace notions about mind, that jointly suggest that human beings lack genuine access to reality.

SOURCES:

Matthew Crippen, “Embodied Cognition and Perception: Dewey, Science and Skepticism.” Academia.edu, originally Contemporary Pragmatism, 14 (2017) 112-134. https://www.academia.edu/29096277/_Embodied_Cognition_and_Perception_Dewey_Science_and_Skepticism_Contemporary_Pragmatism_2017

Neville Buch, “MIND, BODY, COGNITION WITH IDEOLOGY (academia.edu version).” Academia.edu, originally,  Buch, Neville (2025). 2025-03-01. The Philosophy Cafe’s History of Cognition. Discussion Sheet,  Dr Neville Buch ABN: 86703686642, February 24, 2025. https://www.academia.edu/128152237/Mind_Body_Cognition_with_Ideology_The_Fit_academia_edu_version_

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Neville Buch

Professional Historian at Professional Historians Association (Queensland) Inc.

Neville Buch (Pronounced Book) Ph.D. is a certified member of the Professional Historians Association (Queensland). Since 2010 he has operated a sole trade business in history consultancy. He was a Q ANZAC 100 Fellow 2014-2015 at the State Library of Queensland. Dr Buch was the PHA (Qld) e-Bulletin, the monthly state association’s electronic publication, and was a member of its Management Committee. He is the Managing Director of the Brisbane Southside History Network.

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