Postgraduate Course: Advanced Philosophy of Mind & Cognitive Science (Online) (PHIL11135)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Philosophy |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
Please see Learn page |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is aimed at offering a selection of cutting-edge topics in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Possible topics include: perception, socially distributed cognition, sensorimotor
accounts of visual consciousness, and the role of language in embodied cognition. Students on this course would ordinarily be expected to have successfully completed the corresponding Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science course (PHIL11130).
Please note the course will begin in *September 2015* not 2014. |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will develop their knowledge of key issues in contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science. They will also develop their skills in critical thinking and in the oral and written presentation of philosophical arguments. |
Assessment Information
| Students will be assessed by a 2500 word essay (85%) and successful participation in the on-line activities associated with the course (15%). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Provisional syllabus for 2015/2016:
Language and thought
Week 1 - Introduction: the representational mind (Synchronous seminar)
Week 2 - Can animals think? (Asynchronous forum seminar)
Week 3 - The nativist/empiricist debate (Synchronous seminar)
Understanding other minds
Week 4 - Theory-theory (Asynchronous forum seminar)
Week 5 - Simulation theory (Synchronous seminar)
Week 6 - Mirror neurons (Asynchronous forum seminar)
Week 7 - A two systems account (Synchronous seminar)
Applications
Week 8 - Evolutionary psychology (Asynchronous forum seminar)
Week 9 - How does culture affect the mind (Synchronous seminar)
Week 10 - Altruism in non-human animals (Asynchronous forum seminar)
Week 11 - Review (Synchronous seminar)
This may be subject to change; the final syllabus will be posted on Learn when the course commences in September 2015.
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| Transferable skills |
Students will gain transferable skills in research, analysis and argumentation. |
| Reading list |
The reading list is available through the Talis 'Resource Lists' tool. To access the reading list, go to http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk and search for 'Advanced philosophy of mind and cognitive science'. |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Suilin Lavelle
Tel: (0131 6)50 3665
Email: J.S.Lavelle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lynsey Buchanan
Tel: (0131 6)51 5002
Email: Lynsey.Buchanan@ed.ac.uk |
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