Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Philosophy and Neuroethics
Course Number:
W_BA_PNEU
Course Description:
Neuroscientific research and emerging neuro-technologies give rise to new social, legal, epistemological, and ethical issues. In this course, students are familiarized with key concepts, positions, and arguments in philosophical debates on these topics, including (1) common approaches to the mind-body problem and their implications for scientific research; (2) philosophical underpinnings of contemporary debates on science and objectivity; (3) central ethical frameworks and their applications; (4) current topics in neuroethics and their relevance for society;(5) implications of certain advancing developments in artificial intelligence research, and (6) the main philosophical debates on free will and their potential significance.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
PHIL 355
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (3)_18.pdf
