MINDS, BRAINS, AND MACHINES

Catalog description

Past and present theories about consciousness, the relationship of mind and body, minds in human and non human animals, and the roots and implications of those theories. Includes historical foundations in philosophy (e.g., dualism, monism) and contemporary philosophical approaches. Contemporary issues emphasize computational models of thought, extended cognition and the future of personhood, intelligence and artificial intelligence (e.g., decision and agency in artificial intelligence), ethical issues of artificial intelligence (e.g., autonomous cars, autonomous weaponry, health monitoring and privacy).