Neurophilosophy in Russia: Research Strategies and Theories

Summary

Russian neurophilosophy, based on articles from 2015 to 2024, has become a significant naturalistic and experimental branch of the philosophy of consciousness. It fosters collaboration among philosophers, neurobiologists, and cognitive scientists. Key contributions include theoretical constructions by neurobiologists K.V. Anokhin, A.Ya. Kaplan, and V.Ya. Sergin, D.I. Dubrovsky's information theory, and V.V. Vasiliev's armchair philosophy. Main research areas cover the history of naturalistic approaches, philosophical reflection on psyche and brain, and criticism of neurophilosophy. The field primarily uses theoretical philosophy methods, with experimental expansion seen as a future prospect.

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The article is devoted to the consideration of the current state of Russian neurophilosophy based on scientific articles published from 2015 to 2024. Russian neurophilosophy is becoming a significant part of the naturalistic and experimental directions of the philosophy of consciousness and serves as a space for constructive interaction between philosophers, neurobiologists, cognitive scientists, and other specialists in the joint search for answers to questions about consciousness. This philosophical and scientific collaboration has made it possible to formulate original theories, explanations, and ideas that can be considered a significant contribution to global neurophilosophy and neuroscience. Among them: theoretical constructions of neurobiologists K.V. Anokhin, A.Ya. Kaplan, V.Ya. Sergin and their philosophical discussion, the information theory of one of the founders of Russian neurophilosophy D.I. Dubrovsky, ideas on the significance of V.V. Vasiliev’s armchair philosophy, on the potential of philosophical and empirical theories by I.F. Mikhailov, philosophical consideration of the “brain as baroque” by T.V. Chernigovskaya. The main areas and most popular topics of neurophilosophical research in Russia include: the history of the development of the naturalistic approach in the philosophy of consciousness; philosophical reflection on the problems of studying the psyche and brain; the potential of neurophilosophy in solving problems in various fields; the specifics and boundaries of the subject field, tasks, conceptual and categorical apparatus and methods of neurophilosophy; analysis of neurophilosophical ontological models and concepts; criticism of neurophilosophy. Work in these areas is carried out, first of all, using the methodology and methods of theoretical philosophy. Strengthening its experimental section seems to be a prospect for the development of Russian neurophilosophy.

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