Postgraduate Course: The Social Mind (PHIL11240)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is aimed at offering a selection of cutting-edge topics in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Possible topics include: perception, social cognition, sensorimotor accounts of visual consciousness, and the role of language in embodied cognition. |
| Course description |
Language and thought
Week 1 - Introduction: the representational mind
Week 2 - Can animals think?
Week 3 - The nativist/empiricist debate
Understanding other minds
Week 4 - Theory-theory
Week 5 - Simulation theory
Week 6 - Mirror neurons
Week 7 - A two systems account
Applications
Week 8 - Evolutionary psychology
Week 9 - How does culture affect the mind
Week 10 - Altruism in non-human animals
Week 11 - Review
This may be subject to change.
This course is taught in conjunction with The Social Mind (Online) and combines pre-recorded, asynchronous lectures with on-campus tutorials lead by the course instructor.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | A previous course in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science is highly recommended. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 26 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students will be assessed by a summative essay (100%). How the participation component will be assessed will be made clear to the students at the start of the course. |
| Feedback |
Students have the opportunity to submit a formative essay. The essay cannot be draft of the summative essay but it can be on the same topic. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- grasp fundamental issues in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science.
- critically analyse and engage with literature by key philosophers in this field.
- understand how empirical work can support philosophical arguments, and be able to use empirical data in their essays and arguments.
- present arguments clearly and concisely both within a classroom and in a summative essay.
- gain transferable skills in research, analysis and argumentation
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Reading List
Available through Talis aspire
http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk/index.html |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | philosophy of mind,cognitive science |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Suilin Lavelle
Tel: (0131 6)50 3665
Email: J.S.Lavelle@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Olivia Coltman
Tel:
Email: ocoltman@ed.ac.uk |
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