University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
    Dec 02, 2024  
University General Course Catalog 2021-2022 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

PHIL 434 - Philosophy of Cognitive Science

(3 units)
Critical assessment of interdisciplinary approaches to topics such as perception, memory, mental representation, innate knowledge, intentionality, rationality, and artificial intelligence.

Prerequisite(s): 2 courses in philosophy or psychology, or biology. The courses can be in different departments.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. state a thesis about a central problem in the philosophy of cognitive science, and provide evidence and argument (including replies to counter-arguments) in its defense.
2. explain and interpret the ideas associated with theories in the contemporary literature in the philosophy of cognitive science.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in a specialized philosophical topic or issue.
4. show what is at stake in abstract debates in the philosophy of cognitive science, and indicate how empirical scientific work is relevant to addressing philosophical problems in this area.


Click here for course scheduling information. | Check course textbook information



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)