Module Details |
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Title | CONSCIOUSNESS | ||
Code | PHIL709 | ||
Coordinator |
Prof BF Dainton Philosophy Bdainton@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2018-19 | Level 7 FHEQ | First Semester | 15 |
Aims |
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To give students a detailed grasp of some of the most significant debates in contemporary philosophy of mind. To enable students to engage at advanced level with the topics of consciousness, perception and artificial intelligence. |
Learning Outcomes |
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Students will be able to appreciate the background context to current debates in the philosophy of mind. |
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Students will be able to explain and assess the strengths and weaknesses of relevant competing doctrines, such as those concerning physicalism, dualism, functionalism, consciousness, perception and artificial intelligence. |
Syllabus |
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Indicative content would include: 2. Dualism. 3. Identity Theory. 4. Behaviourism and Functionalism. 5. Perception. INDEPENDENTSTUDY WEEK 6: No Lectures and No Seminars in Philosophy7. Propositional Attitudes. 8. Consciousness: characterizations. 9. Consciousness:cur rent work on the ''hard problem''. 10. Mind and Self. 11. Artificial Intelligence I. 12. Artificial intelligence II. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Seminar - 11 x 1 hour seminars |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
11 11 x 1 hour seminars |
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Private Study | 139 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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Coursework | 3,000 words | 1 | 100 | Yes | Standard UoL penalty applies | Essay Notes (applying to all assessments) One essay. |
Recommended Texts |
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