Philosophy and Neuroscience

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An examination of the inter-relation of philosophy and neuroscience. Our growing knowledge of the brain and nervous system has profound implications for a range of traditional philosophical issues including the nature of consciousness, personal identity, free will, action-theory and ethics/decision-making. Reciprocally, philosophy provides critical and interpretive tools for better understanding the methods and significance of findings in neuroscience. Topics covered in this course include: perception, the self and self-awareness, neuroscience of free will, neuroethics, and the cognitive neuroscience of language.