COGST 2621
Last Updated
- Schedule of Classes - February 27, 2021 7:14PM EST
- Course Catalog - February 27, 2021 7:15PM EST
Classes
COGST 2621
Course Description
Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.
Throughout history, metaphors drawn from technology of the time have been proposed to understand how the mind works. While Locke likened the newborn's mind to a blank slate, Freud compared the mind to hydraulic and electro-magnetic systems. More recently, many have endorsed Turing's proposal that the mind is a computer. Why is this idea attractive and what exactly is a computer? Is it at all plausible that the cells of your brain are computing? Could a computer ever really have a mind, beliefs, emotions and conscious experiences? What are these mysterious things anyway? Could a machine ever count as a person and make choices based on its own free will? Is it really so clear that we have this kind of free will?
When Offered Spring.
Distribution Category (KCM-AS)
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: PHIL 2621
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TROnline Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Starr, W
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- FWarren Hall B25
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Staff
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- FOnline Meeting
- Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
Instructors
Staff
Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Online
Share
Or send this URL: