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@article{ART002194581},
author={Joonghwan Jeon},
title={The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2017},
number={23},
pages={216-240}

TY - JOUR
AU - Joonghwan Jeon
TI - The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2017
VL - null
IS - 23
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 216
EP - 240
SN - 1975-1621
AB - Consilience is in the spotlight. The attempts to integrate the humanities/social sciences and the natural sciences, however, have been harshly criticized as being subject to "reductionism", "scientism", or "disciplinary imperialism" by many humanists. This paper suggests that the gist of Consilience is the mutual consistency among various disciplines. Further, consilience understood in that way may open the avenue for the humanities and the sciences, as equal partners, to cooperate in building a novel, convergent systems of knowledge. The main gist of the concept "consilience", shared by a variety of scholars, requires that explanations offered by different disciplines should be consistent and not contradictory, thereby delineating a coherent picture of humans and the external world. As such, consilience is essentially a mutually beneficial project where the great branches of the knowledge equally cooperate with each other. Overall, natural sciences have achieved consilience, whereas the humanities/social sciences have not yet achieved it. Novel, convergent disciplines such as brain science, evolutionary psychology, and biological anthropology, are now making a bridge connecting the two cultures. Nevertheless, it seems that many humanists still believe that consilience is a reductionist project where the natural sciences attempt to dominate the humanities/social sciences. This is incorrect, as good explanations involve reduction. Further, I argue that consilience would provide an opportunity to greatly advance the humanities/social sciences, by making out the consistency of the knowledge.
KW - Consilience;Consistency;Reductionism;Human Nature;the Humanities;the Natural Sciences;Convergence
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Joonghwan Jeon. (2017). The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 23, 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. 2017, "The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.23, pp.216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon "The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 23 pp.216-240 (2017) : 216.

Joonghwan Jeon. The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -. 2017; 23 : 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. "The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.23(2017) : 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 23, 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2017; 23 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -. 2017; 23 : 216-240.

Joonghwan Jeon. "The Knowledge's Consistency and Mutualistic Consilience - Toward a Mutualism between the Humanities and the Sciences -" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.23(2017) : 216-240.