Cognitive closure (philosophy)

In philosophy of science and philosophy of mind, cognitive closure is the proposition that human minds are constitutionally incapable of solving certain perennial philosophical problems. Owen Flanagan calls this position anti-constructive naturalism or the "new mysterianism" and the primary advocate of the hypothesis, Colin McGinn, calls it transcendental naturalism acknowledging the possibility that solutions may be knowable to an intelligent non-human of some kind. According to McGinn, such philosophical questions include the mind-body problem, identity of the self, foundations of meaning, free will, and knowledge, both a priori and empirical.

Cognitive closure (philosophy) - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Inherent limitations of the human mind "Transcendental naturalism" redirects here; not to be confused with Transcendental idealism . Not to be confused with Epistemic closure . Cognitive closure refers to the concept in the philosophy of mind and philosophy of science that suggests human cognitive faculties are fundamentally incapable of solving certain philosophical problems. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] These problems, which have persisted throughout the history of philosophy, are considered beyon

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