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SYMSYS 207

Conceptual Issues in Cognitive Science

UNITS:3
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

This seminar will cover a selection of foundational issues in cognitive science. Topics may include modularity, representation, connectionism, neuroscience and free will, neuroimaging, implants, sensory experience, the nature of information, and consciousness. Course is limited to SYMSYS 15 students. Prerequisite: Phil SYMSYS 80, or permission of the instructor.

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SYMSYS 207: Conceptual Issues in Cognitive Science

3 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

This seminar will cover a selection of foundational issues in cognitive science. Topics may include modularity, representation, connectionism, neuroscience and free will, neuroimaging, implants, sensory experience, the nature of information, and consciousness. Course is limited to 15 students. Prerequisite: Phil 80, or permission of the instructor.

Offered in Winter 2027 at Stanford University.

Winter 2027 sections

  • Seminar — TBA TBA (Graduate)

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