Postgraduate Course: Advanced topics in Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition (PHIL11038)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Philosophy |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Tuesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: Central. 1.01 Dugald Stewart Building |
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. |
Assessment Information
| One 2500 word essay. |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Julian Kiverstein
Tel: (0131 6)51 6333
Email: J.Kiverstein@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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