Wittgenstein's neurophenomenology.
Medical humanities June 1, 2007 J Cole 2 citations
Ludwig Wittgenstein, though known as an analytical philosopher, made observations that are relevant to cognitive neuroscience, particularly regarding the inner and outer, language and sensation, and the embodied nature of emotion and communication. His insights apply to neurological conditions like pain, Capgras' Syndrome, and spinal cord injury, as well as movement sense, will, and action. Wittgenstein did not conduct empirical science but used observation and introspection to explore lived experience in ways now being approached empirically. The paper argues that his work, despite his belief that science leads philosophy into darkness, offers valuable perspectives for understanding neurological impairment.