Šta filozofija i nauka mogu da nam kažu o prirodi bola?

During the course of this lecture, I will present the relationship between philosophical and scientific research of human pain experience. According to the traditional philosophical view – which concords with our commonsensical intuitions – pain is essentially an unpleasant sensation that motivates us to react to damaging or potentially damaging stimuli. This traditional view faced a serious challenge in 1928, with the discovery of a rare syndrome, known as pain asymbolia. By considering the results of neuroscientific research of this unusual syndrome, as well as the contemporary philosophical interpretation of these results, I intend to show that the relationship between science and philosophy is much more complex than is typically assumed, and that it is by no means one-sided, but rather that these research areas are closely interconnected on their path to a better understanding of our conscious experiences and the world around us.