PHL 145Q - Minds & Machines

Institution:

University of Rochester

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Description:

What is it to have a mind? Does the mind have boundaries (for example, the boundaries of the brain)? How could creatures like us exhibit such a phenomenon as consciousness? Could we build a robot that was able to experience the world in the same way we do? This course will introduce students to the way that philosophers think about the mind, harnessing contemporary work in brain and cognitive science to help us answer these questions. No prior background in either philosophy or cognitive science is presupposed. This course will be largely discussion-oriented.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rochester.edu

Phone Number:

(888) 822-2256

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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