Papers by Jose Angel Lombo
Anuario Filosofico, 1996
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Naturaleza Y Libertad Revista De Estudios Interdisciplinares, 2015
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2015
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Scientia et Fides, 2017
In the context of the great philosophical synthesis of Francis Suárez, between XVI and XVII centu... more In the context of the great philosophical synthesis of Francis Suárez, between XVI and XVII centuries, his commentary to De Anima manifest the originality of his thought, between continuity and innovation in front of the big issues that Aristotle’s work had left open. His reflection on the problems of knowledge will open the path to a modern way of thinking, not exempt of some critical aspects. As he recognizes the active role of sensitive powers and he analyzes their physiological dimension, he will reduce inner sensitivity to only one power. The characterization of this only inner sense requires an adequate distinction of it as regards both external sensitivity and intellectual power, and implies some localization in the brain. Surarez’s dialogue with the physiology of his time places him at the historical beginning of neuroscience.
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014
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In present times, certain fields of science are becoming aware of the necessity to go beyond a
re... more In present times, certain fields of science are becoming aware of the necessity to go beyond a
restrictive specialization, and establish an open dialogue with other disciplines. Such is the case of
the approach that neuroscience and philosophy are performing in the last decade. However, this
increasing interest in a multidisciplinary perspective should not be understood, in our opinion,
as a new phenomenon, but rather as a return to a classical standpoint: a proper understanding
of human features –organic, cognitive, volitional, motor or behavioral, for example– requires a
context that includes the global dimension of the human being. We believe that grand neuroscientific
conclusions about the mind should take into account what philosophical reflection
has said about it; likewise, philosophers should consider the organic constitution of the brain to
draw inferences about the mind. Thus, both neuroscience and philosophy would benefit from
each other’s achievements through a fruitful dialogue.
One of the main problems a multidisciplinary group encounters is terminology: the same term
has a different scope in various fields, sometimes even contradictory. Such is the case of habits:
from a neuroscientific perspective, a habit is a mere automation of an action. It is, therefore,
linked to rigidity and limitation. However, from a classical philosophical account, a habit is
an enabling capacity acquired through practice, which facilitates, improves and reinforces the
performance of certain kind of actions. From neuroscience, habit acquisition restricts a subject’s
action to the learnt habit; from philosophy, habit acquisition allows the subject to set a distance
from the simple motor performance to cognitively enrich the action. For example, playing piano
is a technical habit; considering the neuroscientific account, a pianist would just play those
sequences of keystrokes that had been repeatedly practiced in the past. However, according to
the philosophical perspective, it would allow the pianist to improvise and, moreover, go beyond
the movements of their hands to concentrate in other features of musical interpretation.
In other words, a holistic view of habits focuses on the subject’s disposition when facing both
known and novel situations.
We believe neuroscience could contribute to achieve a deeper understanding of the neural bases
of habits, whose complexity could be deciphered by a philosophical reflection. Thus, we propose
this Research Topic to increase our understanding on habits from a wide point of view. This collection of new experimental research, empirical and theoretical reviews, general commentaries
and opinion articles covers the following subjects: habit learning; implicit memory; computational
and complex dynamical accounts of habit formation; practical, cognitive, perceptual and
motor habits; early learning; intentionality; consciousness in habits performance; neurological
and psychiatric disorders related to habits, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, stereotypies
or addiction; habits as enabling or limiting capacities for the agent.
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Papers by Jose Angel Lombo
restrictive specialization, and establish an open dialogue with other disciplines. Such is the case of
the approach that neuroscience and philosophy are performing in the last decade. However, this
increasing interest in a multidisciplinary perspective should not be understood, in our opinion,
as a new phenomenon, but rather as a return to a classical standpoint: a proper understanding
of human features –organic, cognitive, volitional, motor or behavioral, for example– requires a
context that includes the global dimension of the human being. We believe that grand neuroscientific
conclusions about the mind should take into account what philosophical reflection
has said about it; likewise, philosophers should consider the organic constitution of the brain to
draw inferences about the mind. Thus, both neuroscience and philosophy would benefit from
each other’s achievements through a fruitful dialogue.
One of the main problems a multidisciplinary group encounters is terminology: the same term
has a different scope in various fields, sometimes even contradictory. Such is the case of habits:
from a neuroscientific perspective, a habit is a mere automation of an action. It is, therefore,
linked to rigidity and limitation. However, from a classical philosophical account, a habit is
an enabling capacity acquired through practice, which facilitates, improves and reinforces the
performance of certain kind of actions. From neuroscience, habit acquisition restricts a subject’s
action to the learnt habit; from philosophy, habit acquisition allows the subject to set a distance
from the simple motor performance to cognitively enrich the action. For example, playing piano
is a technical habit; considering the neuroscientific account, a pianist would just play those
sequences of keystrokes that had been repeatedly practiced in the past. However, according to
the philosophical perspective, it would allow the pianist to improvise and, moreover, go beyond
the movements of their hands to concentrate in other features of musical interpretation.
In other words, a holistic view of habits focuses on the subject’s disposition when facing both
known and novel situations.
We believe neuroscience could contribute to achieve a deeper understanding of the neural bases
of habits, whose complexity could be deciphered by a philosophical reflection. Thus, we propose
this Research Topic to increase our understanding on habits from a wide point of view. This collection of new experimental research, empirical and theoretical reviews, general commentaries
and opinion articles covers the following subjects: habit learning; implicit memory; computational
and complex dynamical accounts of habit formation; practical, cognitive, perceptual and
motor habits; early learning; intentionality; consciousness in habits performance; neurological
and psychiatric disorders related to habits, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, stereotypies
or addiction; habits as enabling or limiting capacities for the agent.
Books by Jose Angel Lombo
restrictive specialization, and establish an open dialogue with other disciplines. Such is the case of
the approach that neuroscience and philosophy are performing in the last decade. However, this
increasing interest in a multidisciplinary perspective should not be understood, in our opinion,
as a new phenomenon, but rather as a return to a classical standpoint: a proper understanding
of human features –organic, cognitive, volitional, motor or behavioral, for example– requires a
context that includes the global dimension of the human being. We believe that grand neuroscientific
conclusions about the mind should take into account what philosophical reflection
has said about it; likewise, philosophers should consider the organic constitution of the brain to
draw inferences about the mind. Thus, both neuroscience and philosophy would benefit from
each other’s achievements through a fruitful dialogue.
One of the main problems a multidisciplinary group encounters is terminology: the same term
has a different scope in various fields, sometimes even contradictory. Such is the case of habits:
from a neuroscientific perspective, a habit is a mere automation of an action. It is, therefore,
linked to rigidity and limitation. However, from a classical philosophical account, a habit is
an enabling capacity acquired through practice, which facilitates, improves and reinforces the
performance of certain kind of actions. From neuroscience, habit acquisition restricts a subject’s
action to the learnt habit; from philosophy, habit acquisition allows the subject to set a distance
from the simple motor performance to cognitively enrich the action. For example, playing piano
is a technical habit; considering the neuroscientific account, a pianist would just play those
sequences of keystrokes that had been repeatedly practiced in the past. However, according to
the philosophical perspective, it would allow the pianist to improvise and, moreover, go beyond
the movements of their hands to concentrate in other features of musical interpretation.
In other words, a holistic view of habits focuses on the subject’s disposition when facing both
known and novel situations.
We believe neuroscience could contribute to achieve a deeper understanding of the neural bases
of habits, whose complexity could be deciphered by a philosophical reflection. Thus, we propose
this Research Topic to increase our understanding on habits from a wide point of view. This collection of new experimental research, empirical and theoretical reviews, general commentaries
and opinion articles covers the following subjects: habit learning; implicit memory; computational
and complex dynamical accounts of habit formation; practical, cognitive, perceptual and
motor habits; early learning; intentionality; consciousness in habits performance; neurological
and psychiatric disorders related to habits, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, stereotypies
or addiction; habits as enabling or limiting capacities for the agent.