![]() |
THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
|
|
Introduction to Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition (P01752)? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-VTPHILIEC This course offers an integrated, critical review of philosophical and cognitive scientific approaches to understanding mind, language, and embodied cognition. It aims to give students a sense both of recent developments and of the large-scale intellectual landscape. A special focus is the increasingly popular conception of mind as essentially "embodied and embedded". According to this conception, thought and reason are in some way inextricably tied to the details of our gross bodily form, our abilities of action and intervention, and the enabling web of social, cultural, and technological scaffolding in which we live, move, learn and think. Entry Requirementsnone Subject AreasHome subject areaPhilosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : Postgraduate ? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2) ? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks First Class Information
All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course aims to develop student's philosophical skills and their knowledge of the main issues and debates surrounding mind, language and embodied cognition. The teaching is seminar based, and each week students prepare by reading set work.
Assessment Information
2500 word essay.
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Miss Toni Noble Course Organiser Prof Andrew Clark School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
|