6. Analytic and Continental Philosophy, Science, and Global Philosophy

Abstract

This chapter compares some ideas on the relation of natural science to philosophy that have emerged from the traditions of analytic and Continental philosophy. It focuses on the philosophy of mind in particular, and especially on issues about human consciousness. The chapter presents some remarks on how constructive engagement between different philosophical traditions in the world might benefit from what has transpired in the analytic and Continental encounters over the relation of natural science to philosophy. These other traditions might of course also inform the ongoing disputes that seem to separate analytic from Continental philosophy. The discussions in the chapter on analytic and Continental philosophy, science, and global philosophy show how we can avoid the view according to which the sciences and technology provide the fundamental or only ways of knowing, understanding, and being in the world, and that value natural science and technology above all else. Keywords:analytic philosophy; Continental philosophy; global philosophy; natural sciences; philosophical traditions