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* [11 Nov] The lectures are finished after 11 Nov.
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# [[Main/CognitiveScienceOfReligiousExperiences|Religious experience]] - are they real or just illusions of the mind?
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# [[Main/CognitiveScienceOfReligiousExperiences|Religious experience]] - are they real or just illusions of the mind? (last lecture)
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* [27 Oct] I am afraid '''I need to move the second essay deadline forward to 23 Dec'''. This is because the Arts Faculty has recently announced that the grades have to be submitted in early Jan. We need more time in order to mark the essays. Sorry about this.
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* [27 Oct] I am afraid '''I need to move the second essay deadline forward to 23 Dec'''. This is because the Arts Faculty has recently announced that the grades have to be submitted in early Jan. We need to allow enough time to mark the essays. Sorry about this.
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* [27 Oct] I am afraid I need to move the second essay deadline forward to 23 Dec. This is because the Arts Faculty has recently announced that the grades have to be submitted in early Jan. We need more time in order to mark the essays. Sorry about this.
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* [27 Oct] I am afraid '''I need to move the second essay deadline forward to 23 Dec'''. This is because the Arts Faculty has recently announced that the grades have to be submitted in early Jan. We need more time in order to mark the essays. Sorry about this.
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* [27 Oct] I am afraid I need to move the second essay deadline forward to 23 Dec. This is because the Arts Faculty has recently announced that the grades have to be submitted in early Jan. We need more time in order to mark the essays. Sorry about this.
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* [21 Oct] Essay topics are now online.
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'''WARNING - THIS PAGE IS UNDER REVISION'''
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# [[Main/TrolleyProblem|Moral intuitions and moral reasoning]] - recent discussion about the trolley problem
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# [[Main/CogsciMoralIntuition|Moral intuitions and moral reasoning]] - recent discussion about the trolley problem
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* No lecture on 14 Oct as it will be reading week.
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# [14 Oct] Reading week - no lecture
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** [[Main/ConceptsOfConsciousness]], [[Main/ConsciousnessDifferentConcepts]], [[(Main/Blindsight]]
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** [[Main/ConsciousnessDifferentConcepts]], [[(Main/Blindsight]]
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* You can go to the Philosophy Dept Main Office starting Thr 17 Sept and sign up for tutorials with Loletta. First come first served. You must signup before 25 Sept. You can check this file for the timeslots - http://www.speedyshare.com/746983249.html
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* You can go to the Philosophy Dept Main Office starting Thr 17 Sept and sign up for tutorials with Loletta. First come first served. You must signup before 25 Sept.
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* You can go to the Philosophy Dept Main Office starting Thr 17 Sept and sign up for tutorials with Loletta.
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* You can go to the Philosophy Dept Main Office starting Thr 17 Sept and sign up for tutorials with Loletta. First come first served. You must signup before 25 Sept. You can check this file for the timeslots - http://www.speedyshare.com/746983249.html
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* You can go to the Philosophy Dept Main Office starting Thr 17 Sept and sign up for tutorials with Loletta.
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* The UK Prime Minister has just issued a statement about Alan Turing! http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page20571
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* Course tutor - Barbara Dalle Pezze (dr.dphk@gmail.com)
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* One final [[2009aPHIL2230paper|term paper]] (50%) + one [[2009aPHIL2230|mid-term quiz]] (20%) + [[2009aPHIL2230tutorial|tutorial]] performance (30%) (will include two ''very short'' assignments).
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* One final [[2009aPHIL2230paper|term paper]] (50%) + one [[2009aPHIL2230midterm|mid-term quiz]] (20%) + [[2009aPHIL2230tutorial|tutorial]] performance (30%) (will include two ''very short'' assignments).
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* One final [[2009aPHIL2230paper|term paper]] (50%) + one [[2009aPHIL2230|mid-term quiz]] (20%) + [[2009aPHIL2230tutorial|tutorial]] performance (30%) (will include two ''very short'' assignments).
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** [[(Main/)WhatIsCognitiveScience]]
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** [[(Main/)WhatIsCognitiveScience]], [[(Main/)PhilosophyAndCognitiveScience]]
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** [[Main/Turing Test]]
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** [[Main/ConceptsOfConsciousness]]
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** [[Main/ConceptsOfConsciousness]], [[Main/ConsciousnessDifferentConcepts]], [[(Main/Blindsight]]
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* One final term paper + one mid-term quiz + tutorial performance (might include one or two ''very short'' assignments).
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* One final term paper + one mid-term quiz + tutorial performance (might include one or two ''very short'' assignments.
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# Introduction - What has philosophy got to do with it?
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# Introduction - what has philosophy got to do with it?
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# The Turing test - What is intelligence?
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# The Turing test - what is intelligence?
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# Connectionism I - Neural networks in the brain
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# Connectionism I - neural networks in the brain
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# [[Main/ConnectionismAndLOT|Connectionism II]] - An alternative to the language of thought theory?
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# [[Main/ConnectionismAndLOT|Connectionism II]] - an alternative to the language of thought theory?
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# [[2009aPHIL2230volition|Consciousness and the will]]
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# [[2009aPHIL2230volition|Consciousness and the will]] - do we have freewill?
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# Connectionism II - An alternative to the language of thought theory?
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# Consciousness and cognitive access II
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# [[Main/ChangeBlindness|Consciousness and cognitive access II]] - change blindness and consciousness
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# [[Main/TrolleyProblem|Moral intuitions and moral reasoning]]
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# [[Main/TrolleyProblem|Moral intuitions and moral reasoning]] - recent discussion about the trolley problem
# [[Main/CognitiveEnhancements|Cognitive enhancements]] - what are the limits?
# [[Main/CognitiveScienceOfReligiousExperiences|Religious experience]] - are they real or just illusions of the mind?
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# Cognitive neuroscience and morality
** [[http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~jgreene/|The Trolley problem]]
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* There is a possibility that there will a different lecturer later in the term, and that some of the topics below might change. This is not confirmed yet.
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# The ethics and limits of cognitive enhancements
** [[http://www.nickbostrom.com/cognitive.pdf]]
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# The ethics and limits of cognitive enhancements
** [[http://www.nickbostrom.com/cognitive.pdf]]
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# Cognitive neuroscience and morality
** [[http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~jgreene/|The Trolley problem]]
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* One final term paper + one mid-term quiz + tutorial performance
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# [[2009aPHIL2230volition|Consciousness and the will]]
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# The Frame Problem I - How do we explain general reasoning?
# The Frame Problem II - Some recent work
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# Consciousness and cognitive access I
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# The Frame Problem I - How do we explain general reasoning?
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** [[Main/ConnectionismAndLOT]]
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# Connectionism I - Neural networks in the brain
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** [[Main/TuringTest]]
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# Introduction - What has philosophy got to do with it?
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* Lecture - 0830-1020 Wednesday M103 (no lecture during reading week.)
* Lecturer - Joe Lau [[ContactInfo]]
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'''WARNING - THIS PAGE IS UNDER REVISION'''
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!!Announcements
!!General information
!!Course schedule
!!Assessment