Mario: Conclusion The field of cognitive science is not a genuinely autonomous discipline since Support it addresses issues also addressed by the disciplines of computer science, linguistics, and psychology. █ █████████ ██████████ ██████████ ███ █ ██████ ██ ███████ ███ ███ ████
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Mario claims that cognitive science isn't a genuinely autonomous discipline. He makes this claim based on the fact that cognitive science overlaps with issues addressed by other disciplines, and based on the general principle that a genuinely autonomous discipline must have its own domain of inquiry.
Lucy rejects Mario's argument. She points out that Mario believes philosophy is a genuinely autonomous discipline, though he also believes philosophy addresses issues that overlap with other disciplines — beliefs which are inconsistent with the principle he invoked. Lucy then invokes a different principle than Mario's for defining a genuinely autonomous discipline: an autonomous discipline is one with a unique methodology, rather than one with its own unique set of issues of inquiry.
Lucy responds to Mario by
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Lucy doesn't say anything about Mario’s expertise in cognitive science or any other field. Her argument doesn't talk about Mario's credentials, only about the inconsistencies between the principle he has articulated and his other beliefs.
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Incorrect. Lucy does believe Mario's definition of what it means for a discipline to be genuinely autonomous is incorrect. But she nowhere accuses him of confusing the concept of a "field of study" with a "genuinely autonomous discipline." If anything, that would mean Mario's definition was too broad. But Lucy is actually saying his definition is too narrow.
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This is correct. Lucy points out that Mario also believes that philosophy is a genuinely autonomous discipline, and since he knows philosophy overlaps with other disciplines, this contradicts his stated principle that a genuinely autonomous discipline must have a unique domain of inquiry.
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Lucy does not address cognitive science specifically, or whether Mario is accurate to say that it overlaps with other disciplines or not.
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Lucy doesn't say anything about Mario being a philosopher or not. She is focused on his beliefs, not his credentials.
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