Module 02483 (2011)

Module description - Philosophy of Cognitive Science

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Module Title

Philosophy of Cognitive Science

School

School of Computer Science

Module Code

06-02483

Level

3/H

Member of Staff

Shan He

Semester

Semester 2 - 10 credits

Delivery

Ten 1 hr weekly lectures.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

use an appropriate methodology for the identification of philosophical problems that inescapably arise in Cognitive Science
use an appropriate methodology for the resolution of philosophical problems that occur in Cognitive Science
put into practice a variety of methods for the criticism of rival theories
identify the influence of philosophical theories on theoretical work being done in Cognitive Science
identify the influence of philosophical theories on practical software development being done in Cognitive Science
relate foundational issues in Cognitive Science to more practical work being done there, including programming and software development

Assessment

Texts

Title	Author	Publisher
Android Epistemology	Ken Ford	MIT Press
Consciousness Explained	Daniel C. Dennett	Penguin
Creation	Steve Grand	Phoenix
Growing up with Lucy	Steve Grand	Phoenix
Knowledge and the Body-mind Problem	Karl Popper	Routledge
Objective Knowledge	Karl Popper	OUP
Ten Problems of Consciousness	Michael Tye	MIT Press
Testimony: A Philosophical Study	C. A. J. Coady	OUP
The Mind's I: Fantasies and Reflections on Self and Soul	Douglas R. Hofstadter and Daniel C. Dennett (editors)	Penguin Books
The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences	Robert A. Wilson and Frank C. Keil (editors)	MIT
The Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence	Margaret Boden (editor)	OUP
The Philosophy of Artificial Life	Margaret Boden (editor)	OUP
The Retreat to Commitment (second edition)	W. W. Bartley III	Open Court
The Self and its Brain	K. R. Popper and J. Eccles	Routledge
Unended Quest	Karl Popper	Routledge