PHIL 265

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Mind and Cognition / Te Hiringa i te Mahara

Where is your mind? What is your mind? Do other people have minds like yours? What about other types of entities? In this course you will explore complex questions like these concerning the nature of minds and how they work. You’ll consider the relationship between minds and brains, asking whether something without a brain might nonetheless think, perceive, or be conscious. You’ll learn about what sources of evidence might, or might not, serve to inform these fundamental questions. Topics that may be discussed include the relationship between mind and body, types of consciousness, perception, belief, intentionality, and mental content.

Course overview

Points

20

Fees

$1090.6 NZD

International fees

$5560 NZD

Course offered in

  • Trimester 2

Duration

1 trimester

Prerequisites

15 PHIL, COGS or PSYC points

Co-requisites

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Taught by

The School of History, Philosophy, Political Science & Int'l Relations

Wellington Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Course content

This course is delivered primarily on campus, with online accessibility. Most students will attend on campus, however the course can be completed online if necessary. If you intend to attend mostly on campus, please enrol in the offering CRN 27031.
 
This course will involve two two-hour in-person lectures/discussions per week. Lectures will be streamed synchronously and a recording will be posted to Nuku after the lecture. Students are expected to attend or view the lectures regularly, take part in class discussion, and keep up with the reading.

Course learning objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

  1. Understand a variety of debates in the fields of philosophy of mind and psychology.

  2. Evaluate a variety of arguments in the fields of philosophy of mind and psychology using established methods of formal or informal logic.

  3. Analyse complex ideas and concepts in the field of philosophy of mind and psychology.

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The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington values te reo Māori. Students who wish to submit any of their assessments in te reo Māori must refer to The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

He mea nui te reo Māori ki Te Herenga Waka. Ki te pīrangi koe ki te tuhituhi i ō aro matawai i roto i te reo Māori, tēnā me mātua whakapā atu ki te kaupapa here, The Use of Te Reo Māori for Assessment Policy - PDF 134kb

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