PHIL 3501 Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences

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PHIL 3501Philosophy of Cognitive Sciences
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• Semester 1, 2006
• Mondays 1135-225
• SP 400
• Eros Corazza
• www.carleton.ca/ecorazza
• Office h.
• Mondays 230-330 or by appoint.

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Requirements

• It is mandatory to have a Carleton student
  connect account and to register on WebCT.
• Assignments
• One short essay and a final (2 h.) exam
• Short Essay (1500 words maximum)
• Weight 30
• Final exam (answer 2 questions out of 5 or 6)
• Weight 70

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• Essay title
• Yours choice, but should communicate (e.g.
  email) your title/topic. The title/topic must be
  approved
• Due Assignment
• Short Essay Monday October 16, 2006
• Final exam Exam Period (a 2 hour exam)

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Text Recommended

• M. Tomasello (1999). The Cultural Origins of
  Human Cognition. Harvard UP
• R. F. Baumeister (2005). The Cultural Animal.
  Oxford UP
• P.J. Richerson R. Boyd (2004). Not by Genes
  Alone. Chicago UP
• Other texts can be suggested following personal
  interests (e.g. topic of essay)
• Useful link
• http//www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/

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The Fine PrintPolicies and Rules

• WebCT mandatory. Every student must have a
  connect student computing account, in order to
  use WebCT. Grades are visible on it.
• Written work. No handwritten essays will be
  accepted they must be typed or word-processed.
  Use a title page and identify yourself by student
  number only. Use any reference style, but use it
  consistently. Writing in the first person (e.g.,
  I will argue that , I find this difficult to
  believe because) is permitted.
• Extensions. Deadlines will be extended only in
  case of documentable medical or personal
  emergencies. Excuses like I had to work on my
  History essay will not be accepted.

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• Penalties. Essays are due by 400 p.m. on due
  dates. Essays received late will be penalized by
  5 marks per day. (For instance, a short essay
  marked 80/100 on its merits will be reduced to
  75/100 on the first day they are late and so on.
• No fax. It is Department policy that work
  transmitted by fax will not be accepted.
• Keep a copy. It is Department policy that it is
  every students responsibility to keep a copy of
  each essay submitted to a Philosophy course.

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• Submitting essays. Essays can be submitted to the
  instructor in class or in the locked essay
  deposit box just inside the glass door to the
  Philosophy Department offices (Paterson 3A look
  for the Philosophy Department sign). Essays must
  be submitted on paper. No binders essays should
  not be enclosed in plastic or other binders
  except at the specific request of the instructor.
  If you are submitting an essay via the Philosophy
  essay box, it must be deposited there by 400
  p.m. in order to be stamped as received on that
  day. Essays deposited after 400 p.m. will be
  stamped as received on the following business
  day. Binders may not be put in the essay box at
  any time. University regulations forbid the
  instructor to accept term work for this course
  after December 5.
• Deferrals for term work. Before the end of term,
  you can apply to Registrar to defer the final
  deadline for term work.

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• Accommodation for disabilities. Students with
  disabilities requiring academic accommodations in
  this course are encouraged to contact the Paul
  Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (500
  University Centre) to complete the necessary
  forms. After registering with the Centre, make an
  appointment to meet with me in order to discuss
  your needs at least two weeks before the first
  in-class test or CUTV midterm exam. This will
  allow for sufficient time to process your
  request. Please note the following deadlines for
  submitting completed forms to the PMC for
  formally scheduled exam accommodations March 10,
  2006 for winter term courses.
• Plagiarism. It is the responsibility of each
  student to understand the meaning of 'plagiarism'
  as defined in the Undergraduate or Graduate
  Calendars, and to avoid both committing
  plagiarism and aiding/abetting plagiarism by
  other students.