Philosophy and Psychology (C031)
Concentration Coordinator: Lauren Ashwell
This concentration is intended to acquaint students with scholarly work on questions of interest to philosophers, psychologists, and cognitive neuroscientists and to facilitate students' own clear thinking on such issues. Given the breadth of the disciplines of philosophy, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience, a wide variety of issues are addressed in these courses. Topics include moral judgment, moral responsibility, sensation and perception, the self, theory of mind, and the relationship between mind and brain. Students consider such issues from both disciplinary perspectives.
Concentration Requirements
Complete four courses designated with the (C031) concentration attribute, two of which must be from the philosophy list and two of which must be from the psychology and neuroscience list below. Only one of the applicable First-Year Seminar courses may count towards the Philosophy requirement and the Psychology requirement.
Philosophy
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| CMS 271 | Ancient Philosophy |
| GSS 262 | Feminist Philosophy |
| FYS 429 | Thinking and Feeling |
| FYS 473 | How Do You Know That? |
| PHIL 150 | Philosophies to Live By |
| PHIL 195 | Introduction to Logic |
| PHIL 211 | Philosophy of Science |
| PHIL 213 | Biomedical Ethics |
| PHIL 235 | Philosophy of Mind |
| PHIL 236 | Theory of Knowledge |
| PHIL 256 | Moral Philosophy |
| PHIL 257 | Moral Luck and Social Identity |
| PHIL 260 | Philosophy of Religion |
| PHIL 262 | Feminist Philosophy |
| PHIL 271 | Ancient Philosophy |
| PHIL 272 | Philosophy in the Modern Era (1600-1800) |
| PHIL 274 | 20th C European Philosophy: Consciousness and Reality |
| PHIL 310 | Buddhist Philosophy |
| PHIL 324A | Seminar: Kantian Ethics |
| PHIL 324E | Virtue and Emotions |
| PHIL 341 | Aristotelian Ethics |
| PHIL 350B | Seminar on Major Thinkers: Nietzsche's Philosophy of Music |
| PHIL 350C | Seminar on Major Thinkers: Plato on Love, Death, & the Soul |
| PHIL 362 | Consciousness in Science |
| PHIL 362 | Consciousness in Science |
| PHIL S17 | The Ethics of Care |
| PHIL S34 | What is Philosophy? Metaphilosophy and Philosophical Methodology |
| REL 260 | Philosophy of Religion |
Psychology and Neuroscience
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| ASIA 260 | Cultural Psychology |
| EXDS S21 | Life Architecture: Designing Your Future Work |
| MUS 253 | Music and the Embodied Mind |
| NRSC 160 | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| NRSC 330 | Cognitive Neuroscience/Lab |
| NRSC 335 | Degeneration and Regeneration of the Nervous System |
| NRSC 363 | Physiological Psychology/Lab |
| NRSC 372 | Consciousness in Science |
| PSYC 101 | Principles of Psychology |
| PSYC 160 | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| PSYC 210 | Social Psychology |
| PSYC 211 | Psychology of Personality |
| PSYC 215 | Medical Psychology |
| PSYC 230 | Cognitive Psychology |
| PSYC 234 | Philosophy of Mind |
| PSYC 235 | Psychopathology |
| PSYC 240 | Developmental Psychology |
| PSYC 253 | Music and the Embodied Mind |
| PSYC 260 | Cultural Psychology |
| PSYC 275 | Psychology of Sport, Exercise, and Performance |
| PSYC 302 | Sensation and Perception |
| PSYC 317 | Psychology and Law |
| PSYC 330 | Cognitive Neuroscience/Lab |
| PSYC 363 | Physiological Psychology/Lab |
| SOC 210 | Social Psychology |
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
Two non-Bates credits may be applied toward the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator, and with prior approval.
Declaration Restrictions
Bates Default: Students who have declared this concentration may declare any other major, minor, or concentration.
Other Considerations
None.