Interdisciplinary education: Innovation of cognitive science for teaching philosophy of mind
Mahmoud Talkhabi
DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) May 1, 2011 DOI: 10.7508/isih.2010.06.004 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that cognitive science's interdisciplinary methodology creates new pedagogical possibilities for philosophy of mind, suggesting instruction should include both knowledge and skills, and that heterogeneous study groups and computational simulation can enrich learning. |
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to investigate implications of cognitive science as an interdisciplinary study for educating philosophy of mind. Cognitive science with respect to unified investigation of the mind (UIM), based on its methodology, has created new possibilities in educational planning of philosophy of mind while applying new methods and techniques to teaching. Epistemological assumptions were analyzed to reveal the pedagogic innovation of cognitive science in philosophy of mind instruction. This analysis shows that teaching philosophy of mind should involve both knowledge and skills. Also, it could be an opportunity to take interdisciplinary approach for designing heterogeneous study groups for diversity of competencies and differences of philosophy of mind students. As such, in the UIM, it is argued, with the help of several educational resources, nonlinear problem solving could be utilized; besides explanation that has been usual in philosophy tradition, it is possible to enrich learning experiences of students based on computational simulation and empirical studies (e. g. neuroscience).
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