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About the Course

Course Description What is our role in the universe as human agents capable of knowledge? What makes us intelligent cognitive agents
seemingly endowed with consciousness? This is the second part of the course 'Philosophy and the Sciences', dedicated to Philosophy of the
Cognitive Sciences. Scientific research across the cognitive sciences has raised pressing questions for philosophers. The goal of this course is to
introduce you to some of the main areas and topics at the key juncture between philosophy and the cognitive sciences. Each week we will
introduce you to some of these important questions at the forefront of scientific research. We will explain the science behind ...
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Top reviews

CG

Feb 10, 2020

this course was very broad and incredibly interesting. I highly recommend it as introduction to the philosophy of science, but I have to warn you: Once you have started, your journey won't stop here!

AS

Jun 24, 2020

this is the great course for the people who are pursuing their carer in philosophy, philosophy of mind to be more precise and also for the people who are thinking of doing psychology later anytime.

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By Caroline G S

May 3, 2020

A lot of this material was interesting, but it didn't seem to hang together as a whole, and I didn't feel that it fully addressed the questions mentioned in the course description--there wasn't a lot from the philosophy point of view.

By Esther R

Dec 17, 2018

It is an introductory course, it makes you curious about the topic but I found the last essay too complex for the level taught in the course. I would have liked it to be longer and that the weekly lectures were more linked.

By Amanda V

Nov 9, 2020

the idea of the course is interesting, but I think that some topics are complicated and uninteresting. I expected other issues to be addressed. The firsties lesons was the best for me.

By Heike K M

May 8, 2018

Very interesting and mind opening course. I highly recommand it to those who are interested in the cross field of psychology, philosophy & technology.

By Aviram F

Jan 19, 2018

Interesting videos, but quite basic. Would be good to include more cognitive psychology experiments and cases involving patients

By Cliff S

Sep 18, 2016

Very nice course, active forum, no issues technical or otherwise -but- it is more about science than Philosophy.

By Satyajit K

Mar 11, 2021

The last segment on embodiment is quite difficult to appreciate and the content is not in well flow.

By Cindy L

Jan 13, 2019

Interesting subject, but the course is only a quick introduction and doesn't go into much detail.

By Antoine G

May 12, 2018

The course was interesting but I would have liked it to be more comprehensive and detailed.

By Trang C

May 5, 2020

It was too easy but the lecturers were good, high quality video and easy to sit through.

By Lavinia W

Aug 1, 2017

I would have liked more information on the development of the capacities of the brain.

By Şevval Y T

Aug 10, 2024

I was expecting a more detailed and comprehensive course.

By Oldrich S

Feb 15, 2017

not so interesting and boring

By manas s

Jul 24, 2019

make it more rigorous.

By Sudhanshu J

Apr 20, 2020

Reall informative

By Jose A V B

Nov 19, 2016

Not very deep

By Elaheh

Oct 3, 2020

The examples are too many and too long. Some of the concepts are very basic and really don’t require this amount of explaining. This is philosophy, it is supposed to be abstract and intellectually simulating but instead it was mostly focused on mundane and sensory examples.

Also, the instructors were not lively at all. Their voice was so flat that I opted to read the transcripts instead of watching the videos.

By 梁楠

Jan 10, 2017

I hope this course can be more systematic in terms of the structure on the concepts and lecturers.

By Rich I

Aug 20, 2018

I expected more philosophy and psychology to be covered in this course. I completed this course.

By Zuhal İ

Apr 6, 2020

Too introductory, it must contain more information

By David E

Oct 13, 2023

Says almost nothing about philosophy.