Course Description:

Where does human knowledge come from? In this course, we will explore the origins and development of human knowledge across three different time scales: ontological development (the development of the individual child), evolutionary development, and historical/cultural change. We focus on 7 case studies of knowledge in the domains of depth perception, object representation, number, space, language, understanding other minds, and morality. For each of these case studies we will examine evidence from multiple disciplines, including developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, anthropology, and the history of science. This evidence will be brought to bear on questions including: How does knowledge change over the human lifespan? How does experience shape knowledge? How variable is human knowledge across different cultures? What aspects of knowledge are unique to our species, and what aspects are shared with other animals?

Time and Location:

Olin 305 MWF 3:00 - 3:50 PM

Announcements:

Welcome to the Foundation of Mind course webpage!

 

 

Contacts:

Professor: Dr. Lisa Feigenson Office: 221 Ames Hall Email: feigenson@jhu.edu Phone: 516-7364 Office hrs: Fri 10:00-11:30	Professor: Dr. Justin Halberda Office: 231 Ames Hall Email: halberda@jhu.edu Phone: 516-6289 Office hrs: Thurs 2:30-3:30
TA: Ben Dirlikov Section 1: Tuesday, 1:30-2:20 Dunning 409 Office:126 Ames Hall Email: ben.dirlikov@gmail.com Office hrs: Mon 11:00-12:00	TA: Melvin Rouse Section 2: Tuesday, 1:30-2:20 Mattin Center 101 Office: 126 Ames Hall Email: melrou@gmail.com Office hrs: Weds, 1:30-2:30
TA: Chad Spiegel Section 3: Tuesday, 1:30-2:20 Hodson 303 Office: 121 Ames Hall Email: chad.spiegel@gmail.com Office hrs: Tues 2:30-3:30

Please direct any comments/questions about this website to melrou@gmail.com