FSSY 102 - Intelligence

Institution:

Case Western Reserve University

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Description:

We make judgments of our own intelligence as well as the intelligence of other people, of animals, of decisions and responses, and of descriptions of the world. What is intelligence? This course will examine a variety of ways in which we ascribe the concept of intelligence, and evaluate our measures of intelligence and the consequences of our use of the term. Intelligence, and the evaluation of its type, degree, presence, or absence is strongly linked to symbols and symbol use, and so the course is themed around segments that focus on specific aspects of symbol use and how they relate to intelligence. Segments include: Intelligence and Symbols, Mental Disorders, Moral Intelligence, Artistic Intelligence, Religion and Intelligence, Neurological Methods, Biographical Methods, and Animal Intelligence. Language as a dominant form of both symbol use and intelligence indication will recur as a topic throughout the course. At the end of the course, students will be well acquainted with a variety of notions of intelligence, common controversies surrounding such notions, measures of intelligence and their flaws, and different venues in which research on intelligence promises to be fruitful.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.case.edu

Phone Number:

(216) 368-2000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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