HON 300B - Minds, Brains, & Machines

Institution:

Westminster College (Salt Lake City)

Subject:

Honors

Description:

Developments in technology have framed how we understand the mind and brain, just as advances in psychology and neuroscience have guided those developments in technology. This interdisciplinary seminar will explore the boundary between human and "artificial" intelligence in the present day as well as in the future. How can we tell the difference between human and robot? Will artificial minds become deserving of ethical rights (and responsibilities)? Will humans become cyborgs in the future? We will examine and discuss these and other questions posed from the perspectives of psychology and computer science, as well as from philosophy, literature, and film, including science fiction.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.westminstercollege.edu

Phone Number:

(801) 484-7651

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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