Cognitive Science and Philosophy · Philosophy
Philosophical development of cognitive science.
Philosophy of mind, cognitive philosophy, the basics of how to structure a philosophical argument
This course introduced me to the Cognitive Science major because I had not yet taken the intro course. Honestly, I feel like this course should be taken before it, having done it this way. It opened my perspectives on what cogsci is and could be.
We term progressed quite naturally from the foundational concepts in the philosophy relevant to cognitive science to current complex debates, to engage with which one requires understanding the foundational concepts. I also improved my ability to write succinctly and became more familiar with basic philosophical forms of argumentation (e.g. modal logic, modus ponens, putting arguments into premise, conclusion form).
I learned about some of the foundational connections between cognitive science and philosophy. We particularly discussed the subjects of linguistics and artificial intelligence in depth.
Philosophical topics in consciousness, mental states, dualism v. physicalism, functionalism, behaviorism, perception, epistemology, language, AI, morality, emotions, evolution, etc.
I learned several approaches to understanding consciousness, how we might ascertain which creatures have consciousness, and what the qualities oaf Hunan consciousness are that may or may not make it unique from the consciousness of other creatures.
An introduction to this cognitive science with a focus on philosophy
I learned about how to think about consciousness and the primary ethical and abstract questions regarding realms in cognitive science.
Interesting conversation on topics in cognitive science and philosophy.