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Level M - 15 credits - spring term
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MA in Philosophy of Cognitive Science
Course description
Course outline
The course examines the foundations of congitive science: what kinds of explanations can cognitive science provide and how do representation and computation play a role in these explanations?
Topics covered include:
* The nature and role of folk psychology
* The representation theory of mind
* The possibility of a language of thought
* Intentional systems theory
* Connectionism as a cognitive architecture
* The role of rules in cognitive explanation
* The casual efficacy of the mental
* Eliminativism
Assessments
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Short Term Paper (3500 words) | Summer Term Week 1 Mon 16:00 | 100.00% |
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Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
Teaching methods
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Term | SEMINAR | 2 hours | 1111111111 |
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