Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2020

     

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PHIL 358 001 (CRN: 23598)

PHILOSOPHY OF NEUROSCIENCE

Long Title: PHILOSOPHY OF NEUROSCIENCE
Department: Philosophy
Instructor: Schroeder, Tim
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF (13-JAN-2020 - 24-APR-2020) 
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 17
Enrollment data as of: 11-OCT-2024 5:14PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2020  
9:00AM - 12:00PM S
 
Description: This course explores various philosophical questions raised by neuroscience. How do we investigate and explain the brain? Do psychological explanations ultimately ‘reduce’ to neuroscience? Are mental states nothing more than electro-chemical states of the brain? Does the brain literally perform computations on internal representations? Could neuroscience ever explain consciousness? Repeatable for Credit.