Description
This seminar will focus on learning from the perspective of philosophy and cognitive science. The seminar will start by examining the problem of learning as it appears in Plato’s Meno and classical Indian philosophy. We will look at today’s version of these issues as they appear in the contemporary debate over nativism, the idea that the mind’s innate structure contributes explains much of our knowledge and cognitive skills. We will also look at contemporary theories of learning from the perspective of philosophy of mind, cognitive science, and machine learning/AI.
Interesting background reading: Stanislas Dehaene, How We Learn (2018).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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