Consciousness and Self

• • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

• MAQ-PHIX1037-Critical Thinking

Others

Pre-requisite 130cp at 1000 level or above NCCW (pre-2020 units) PHIL363, PHI310, PHIX363, PHL363 NCCW (2020 and onwards) PHIL3063 Philosophy and Cognitive Science

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This unit explores some of the major traditions in Philosophical and Scientific thinking about Consciousness and the Self. The unit introduces core questions concerning what consciousness is: What can we know about consciousness through scientific enquiry? How can a physical system, such as the brain, be conscious? How do we situate consciousness in a social and cultural context? The unit also introduces philosophical and scientific thinking about the self and introduces questions including: Is there really such a thing as a Self? Is the self narratively constructed? What is the relationship between the self and others?

• Media Presentation (20%)
• Research Essay (40%)
• Participatory task (20%)
• Online quizzes (20%)