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About the Course

Course Description What is our role in the universe as human agents capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents seemingly endowed with consciousness? This is the second part of the course 'Philosophy and the Sciences', dedicated to Philosophy of the Cognitive Sciences. Scientific research across the cognitive sciences has raised pressing questions for philosophers. The goal of this course is to introduce you to some of the main areas and topics at the key juncture between philosophy and the cognitive sciences. Each week we will introduce you to some of these important questions at the forefront of scientific research. We will explain the science behind each topic in a simple, non-technical way, while also addressing the philosophical and conceptual questions arising from it. Areas you’ll learn about will include: Philosophy of psychology, among whose issues we will cover the evolution of the human mind and the nature of consciousness. Philosophy of neurosciences, where we’ll consider the nature of human cognition and the relation between mind, machines, and the environment. Learning objectives Gain a fairly well-rounded view on selected areas and topics at the intersection of philosophy and the sciences Understand some key questions, and conceptual problems arising in the cognitive sciences. Develop critical skills to evaluate and assess these problems. Suggested Readings To accompany 'Philosophy and the Sciences', we are pleased to announce a tie-in book from Routledge entitled 'Philosophy and the Sciences for Everyone'. This course companion to the 'Philosophy and the Sciences' course was written by the Edinburgh Philosophy and the Sciences team expressly with the needs of MOOC students in mind. 'Philosophy and the Sciences for Everyone' contains clear and user-friendly chapters, chapter summaries, glossary, study questions, suggestions for further reading and guides to online resources. Please note, this companion book is optional - all the resources needed to complete the course are available freely and listed on the course site....

Top reviews

HD

Aug 16, 2020

A very helpful course that is easy to understand. Lecture Slides could have been better, especially the week 2 ones, but they were sufficient anyways.

CM

Aug 6, 2018

I have enjoyed the course, specially the detailed way of explained all the topics by the instructors. Also, I went through some of the bibliography sources provided which is a lot. Thank You all

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By Jimena P L

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Oct 2, 2020

Super interesting! It is simple but not to a level that becomes boring to hear the lectures.

By Prerana H

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Mar 20, 2019

Excellent introduction to important concepts, with clear lectures and good reading materials

By J Y T

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Dec 16, 2017

Short and informative, full of food for thought for behavioural and social science students.

By CHEN H

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Jul 2, 2022

Great course where you can learn about many facts of the philosophy of cognitive sciences

By Ramlal S

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Dec 31, 2020

Excellent, this is my third course on Philosophy from UoE - super helpful. Thanks a lot !

By Jade

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Jun 25, 2024

Excellent course covering a wide range of materials pertinent to the field of study!

By Clare H

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Jan 12, 2018

I thought this was a great overview: well-produced, engaging, and thought-provoking.

By Lucas B P

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Jul 1, 2020

Course that offers highly specialized knowledge in a very simple and concise way.

By Amanda M

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Oct 20, 2023

Great class to pair with your computer course studies or to top off psychology.

By Proinsias R

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Feb 4, 2020

Very enjoyable journey of insightful philosophical and scientific exploration.

By Samson T

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Jan 9, 2018

I am a full-time postgraduate student and have found this course very useful!

By Alexander S

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Feb 13, 2017

Very interesting material with really demonstrative examples and experiments.

By Liliana

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May 13, 2019

I loved! Too bad there were only 2-3 videos per week - could have been more!

By Vikash M

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Jul 8, 2020

A great overview of the twinning between cognitive sciences and philosophy.

By Josip C

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Sep 3, 2017

Excellent course, concentrated presentations, easy to follow, fun learning.

By D.Scott V

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Sep 3, 2017

Very informative and enjoyable. Thanks to all who taught and participated.

By J-Man

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Sep 14, 2018

An insightful and intriguing course with great further reading material.

By Katherine M K

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Jul 6, 2021

Truly interesting, I was engaged throughout the entirety of the course.

By Adv M G S

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Nov 4, 2020

The course helped me to have an outline of what is cognitive science.

By THAER A

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May 25, 2020

A fantastic way to venture into cognitive science and its philosophy!

By Diego A P

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Mar 26, 2022

Excelente para conocer el panorama actual de las ciencias cognitivas

By mariana w c

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Dec 2, 2017

very intersesting course, made easily understandable for everybody.

By William L

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Jan 7, 2022

Very good introduction to this topic. Presenters were excellent.

By Muhmmad I R

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Sep 30, 2023

a great course. looking forward to more to enhance my knowledge

By Andrew E D

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Sep 19, 2017

I LOVED this course, I learned so much about cognitive Science!