Philosophical Applications of Cognitive Science
Fall 2011
The relevance of recent discoveries about the mind to philosophical questions about metaphysics, logic, and ethics. Questions include: What is causation? Is there a right way to carve up
the world into categories? Why do we see the world as consisting of objects in places? Is there such a thing as objective right and wrong? Is there such a thing as free will? Readings are from both philosophy and cognitive science – that latter mostly in cognitive and developmental psychology, with linguistics, anthropology, and neuroscience making up the balance.
Readings can be found on the class Blackboard site