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COGS-Q 240: PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COGNITIVE AND INFORMATION SCIENCES (3 - 4 credits)

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Foundational introduction to the cognitive and information sciences. The primary themes are: (1) causal issues such as functional and computational architecture (e.g., modularity, effectiveness, and implementation, analog/ digital), neuroscience, and embodied dynamics; and (2) semantic issues such as meaning, representation, content, and information flow. The role of both themes in logic, perception, computation, cognition, and consciousness. Throughout, an emphasis on writing, analysis, and exposition.

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