| Unit name | Philosophy of Psychology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHIL30077 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Finn Spicer |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
PHIL20046 Realism and Normativity |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Philosophy |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
This unit focuses on philosophical issues raised on contemporary work in psychology, in particular: Rationality (expected utility theory, experimental decision theory/heuristics and biases, ecological rationality, Machiavellian inteligence); Animal minds; Mindreading and social cognition (theory vs. simulation); Cognitive architecture (modality, levels, isomorphism, classical/connectionist/dynamicist architectures); Mental causation (Davidson vs. Kim, supervenience/emergence, reduction, dualism); Evolutionary psychology, nativism, cultural evolution; Embodiment, embedding, varieties of externalism.
