Consciousness Course
Delve into enduring and current discussions on consciousness and the mind, spanning Nagel, Chalmers, neuroscience, and AI implications. Tailored for humanities practitioners, this course equips you with robust methods to dissect thought experiments and integrate abstract philosophy with practical scientific investigation, fostering deeper analytical prowess.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course provides a structured journey through the mind-body problem, drawing from key works by Nagel, Chalmers, and Jackson, up to modern frameworks such as Integrated Information Theory and Global Workspace Theory. Participants will evaluate physicalist, dualist, and illusionist perspectives, hone skills in constructing and critiquing thought experiments, and bridge philosophical debates with empirical insights from neuroscience and cognitive science.
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Develop skills
- Analyse classic and modern theories of consciousness assuredly.
- Employ thought experiments and modal logic to evaluate mind-body propositions swiftly.
- Interpret neuroscientific data to critique identity theory and functionalism.
- Devise straightforward empirical experiments to test claims about consciousness.
- Articulate comparisons of physicalist, dualist, and panpsychist positions with clarity.
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