Course Details
CGSC 130: Revolutions in Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Science
An interdisciplinary study of the history and current practice of the cognitive sciences. The course will draw on relevant work from diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, biology, and neuroscience. Topics to be discussed include: scientific revolutions, the mind-body problem, embodied cognition, perception, representation, and the extended mind.
6 credits; SI; Offered Fall 2016; T. Chemero
CGSC 130: What Minds Are What They Do: An Introduction to Cognitive Science
An interdisciplinary examination of issues concerning the mind and mental phenomena. The course will draw on work from diverse fields such as artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, linguistics, anthropology, and neuroscience. Topics to be discussed include: the mind-body problem, embodied cognition, perception, representation, reasoning, and learning.
6 credits; SI, WR2; Offered Winter 2017; J. Decker