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 |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | 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.
Formative feedback;
- opportunity to submit a formative essay by the week 6 closing deadline
- feedback day
- classroom and online discussion of class presentations
- opportunity to receive feedback on detailed essay plan by end of week 10 |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 21,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
173 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One 2500 word essay.
Assignment deadline: Monday 20th April 2015 by 12 noon
Return deadline: Tuesday 12th May 2015 |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
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.
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Additional Information
| Course URL |
Please see Learn page |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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The course is taught by Dr Till Vierkant and Prof Andy Clark. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Andrew Clark
Tel: (0131 6)50 3659
Email: Andy.Clark@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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