Advanced topics in Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition (P01753)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : PPL-P-VTPHILATE

This course aims to provide an in depth treatment of a single topic or text, usually in the broad area of the study of the embodied mind. For example, the course might tackle a classic text (such as Thompson, Varela and Rosch's (1991) The Embodied Mind) or a cutting edge monograph (such as Alva Noe's (2005) Action in Perception). On other occasions, as the interests of students and teachers dictate, it may focus on a single topic within the field, such as sensorimotor accounts of visual consciousness, or the role of language in embodied cognition. More traditional topics concerning mind or language may occasionally be chosen.

Venue: 9.14 David Hume Tower
Submission: 20 March 2008, 4.00 pm

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Philosophy, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
08/01/2008	11:00	13:00	Room 9.14, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	13:00	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course aims to develop students' philosophical skills, and in particular, the skill of engaging a single target or topic in the kind of sustained depth required for professional publication and research. The teaching is seminar based, and each week students prepare by reading and commenting on set work