phi3mbm minds, brains, and machines
MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES: CONTEMPORARY PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
PHI3MBM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
What is the mind and what is it made of? Can we say that mind and brain are the same thing? Are mental states, like thoughts and feelings, nothing more than brain states? Can machines be conscious? Do they have a mind? Do they think? Is language necessary for thinking? These and other questions will be the focus of this subject, which introduces students to contemporary philosophy of mind and to the philosophical underpinnings of contemporary cognitive science, psychology and linguistics.
FacultyFaculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorNikolai Alksnis
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjects PHI2MBM
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorNikolai Alksnis
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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Essay, 2000 words | 50 | |
Essay, 2000 words | 50 |