Philosophy of Mind (V7078)

15 credits, Level 5

Spring teaching

On this module, you'll examine the nature of the mind, including insights from metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of language.

This relates to empirical work in the cognitive sciences (psychology, neuroscience, artificial intelligence, linguistics and robotics).

Topics you'll explore include:

the mind-body relation
problem of other minds
creature and machine consciousness
the nature and causal efficacy of the mental
self-knowledge
mental representation
embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive cognition.

An emphasis is placed on critical examination of arguments for and against competing accounts of the mind. You'll have the opportunity to examine and develop your own positions on these issues.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.

Courses

This module is offered on the following courses: