Winter 2026
COGSCI600: Cognitive Science

Schedule: Thursdays 1000am-1250pm
Room: DC 2568
Instructor: Jesse Hoey

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Schedule (subject to change)

See readings for links to other papers of interest. Material that is not available online at the library will be handed out in class or on Slack. This list will be updated as the course progresses. Invited speakers (home departments) and to be confirmed [potential topics] are shown.

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• January 8th, 2026 Jesse Hoey (Computer Science): Introduction to Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence
  Readings (TO BE CONFIRMED FOR WINTER 2026)
  • Tomasello, M. What is it like to be a chimpanzee?. Synthese 200, 102 (2022).
  Other material:
  • Course introduction slides and video introduction
  • Cognitive Science Intro slides
  • Nick Haslam, Stephen Loghnan, Yoshihisa Kashima and Paul Bain (2009). Attributing and Denying humanness to others. European Review of Social Pscyhology, 19:1, 55-85.
  • Nagel, Thomas What Is It Like to Be a Bat?. The Philosophical Review. 83 (4): 435–450.
  • Thagard, Paul, Cognitive Science, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (July 2014 revision), Edward N. Zalta (ed.).

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• March 26th, April 2nd: Student presentations

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