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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 5 facts
claimThe 'two culture' divide between the humanities and the natural sciences resulted from the experimental method of natural sciences proving inappropriate for addressing social and psychological phenomena.
perspectiveThe humanities perspective criticizes science for its contingent and construed character, as well as the alienating, reifying, and disenchanting effects of its underlying metaphysical presuppositions.
claimThe epistemological crisis in the humanities and the ontological problems in modern physics both derive from a dualist ontology that separates the mind (the thinking 'stuff') from matter (the blind matter being observed).
claimCartesian dualism has been identified as the most central problem of modern science and the modern/colonial worldview due to its ontological dualism, which contributes to the 'Great Divide' between mind and body, subject and object, human and non-human, culture and nature, humanities and natural sciences, and Us and Them.
claimThe humanities are trapped by the Cartesian subject, which leads them to repeatedly discover the illusiveness of reality while failing to bridge the gap between subject and object, mind and body, and individual and society.
The cross-cultural study of mind and behaviour: a word of caution link.springer.com Apr 8, 2022 2 facts
referencePluckrose et al. (2018) argue that the politicization of social sciences and humanities in the late 20th century led to a lack of scientific rigor and free intellectual debate.
claimThere is a long-standing intellectual division between social sciences and humanities, which focus on culture as their object of analysis, and natural sciences of human behavior, which focus on pre- or non-cultural aspects.
Investigating the impact of sleep quality on cognitive functions ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
measurementThe academic disciplines of the Tokyo participants were 30% Humanities, 40% Sciences, 20% Engineering, and 10% Other; the London participants were 25% Humanities, 35% Sciences, 30% Engineering, and 10% Other.
Evolutionary psychology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
referenceEvolutionary Psychological Science is an international, interdisciplinary forum for original research papers that address evolved psychology, spanning social and life sciences, anthropology, philosophy, criminology, law, and the humanities.
Media Coverage - News Center - Baruch College newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu 1 fact
claimShelly Eversley was featured in Caribbean Life on October 25, 2024, arguing that the humanities are vital to a CUNY education.
Papers - Dr Vaishak Belle vaishakbelle.github.io 1 fact
referenceD. Hemment, C. Kommers, et al. authored the report 'Doing AI Differently: Rethinking the Foundations of AI via the Humanities', published by The Alan Turing Institute in 2025 (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16421296).