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PHIL 708 - Seminar in Philosophical Psychology

(3 units)
Problems concerning the relations of psychology, philosophy, neurobiology, artificial intelligence, and computer-like processing in cognition. (PHIL 708 and PSY 708 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. discuss the relationship between psychology and philosophy by summarizing current research and critically reviewing the literature in a subject area at the intersection of philosophy and psychology.
2. explain and interpret the ideas associated with the seminar topic in a research paper, with reference to the historical texts or the contemporary philosophical or psychological literature.
3. distinguish better and worse reasoning, and recognize conceptual relationships, in historical or contemporary texts dealing with the seminar topic.
4. show how the seminar topic is connected to broader philosophical or psychological concerns, and show what is at stake in its investigation.


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