Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
PSY
Course Subject
PSY
Course Number
5980
Course Section
01
Course Title
Topics: Belief in the Brain
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
O, Q
Area of Study
PSY
Course Description
This course will provide broad coverage on the topic of belief and doubt. Philosophical and scientific perspectives will be analyzed with emphasis on how current neuroscience informs these perspectives. The link between more “intuitive” beliefs (such as perceptual beliefs) and “reflective” beliefs (such as religious beliefs) will be examined in detail. Studies examining religious cognition/neuroscience and limitations to these studies will be also be examined. This course is designed as an advanced, seminar course where heavy emphasis will be placed on reading primary literature prior to coming to class and discussions based on those readings. Prerequisite: Cognitive Neuroscience or permission of the instructor.
Recommended Citation
Asp, Erik, "PSY5980-01.Topics: Belief in the Brain.Sp16.Asp,Erik" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 7112.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/7112