Juliette Vazard

Philosophy of mind, cognitive philosophy, the basics of how to structure a philosophical argument

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).

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.

I learned about how to think about consciousness and the primary ethical and abstract questions regarding realms in cognitive science.

I learned how to think about cognitive philosophy. I learned how philosophy and thinking through that scope can help us answer questions about our minds, our bodies, and our cognition.

I learned what a vast subject consciousness is and that I am a poor quiz taker in philosophy.

This is my first philosophy class and I learned a lot of new and interesting concepts from this class which I am glad about.

I learned several forms in which cognitive scientists will study the mind and the several viewpoints that must be considered in order to consider the mind and the way it works. We went in depth about the several theories, many of which center around the mind, consciousness, decision making, attention, and computation.

I learned how to interpret and understand a lot of philosophical theories.