The growth of neuroscience has led many scholars in this field, much like philosophers, to engage with topics such as the mind/body problem, free will, perception, memory, and language. Despite the methodological differences between these two disciplines, the theories they propose can enhance their openness to one another, paving the way for mutual, beneficial collaboration and synergy. This study, in pursuit of this goal, endeavors to explore Mulla Sadra's concept of the imaginative faculty—a significant internal faculty in the realms of epistemology, ontology, and anthropology, with relevance in both Islamic and Western philosophy—alongside its approximate equivalent in cognitive neuroscience, "memory". The latter is considered fundamental in constructing individual identity and collective culture and plays a crucial role in social relations and issues. The study begins by elucidating the epistemological dimension of imagination according to Mulla Sadra and, after explaining memory and its types from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience, examines their commonalities and differences as two distinct viewpoints in the philosophy of mind—where Mulla Sadra's perspective is closer to ontological emergence, and neuroscientists predominantly adopt a physicalist view. The study, concludes that while cognitive neuroscience provides physiological explanations of memory, complementing and aiding philosophy. Mulla Sadra's philosophy, with its comprehensive perspective, offers more comprehensive and fundamental responses to the questions and issues in this field.
feyzi, P., Rasouli, Z., & elmi sola, M. K. (2024). An Investigation on the Epistemological Aspect of the Imaginative Faculty in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience. SADRĀ’I WISDOM, (), -. doi: 10.30473/pms.2024.68297.2030
MLA
parisa feyzi; Zahra Rasouli; Mohammad kathem elmi sola. "An Investigation on the Epistemological Aspect of the Imaginative Faculty in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience". SADRĀ’I WISDOM, , , 2024, -. doi: 10.30473/pms.2024.68297.2030
HARVARD
feyzi, P., Rasouli, Z., elmi sola, M. K. (2024). 'An Investigation on the Epistemological Aspect of the Imaginative Faculty in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience', SADRĀ’I WISDOM, (), pp. -. doi: 10.30473/pms.2024.68297.2030
VANCOUVER
feyzi, P., Rasouli, Z., elmi sola, M. K. An Investigation on the Epistemological Aspect of the Imaginative Faculty in Mulla Sadra's Philosophy and Cognitive Neuroscience. SADRĀ’I WISDOM, 2024; (): -. doi: 10.30473/pms.2024.68297.2030
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