This course offers an introduction of cognitive psychology in relation to
Eastern (primarily Buddhist) and Western perspectives.
Focus will be on evolution of both Eastern and Western concepts of “mind”
and “consciousness”.
“Cognitive science is the interdisciplinary study of mind and intelligence,
embracing philosophy, psychology, artificial intelligence, neuroscience,
linguistics, and anthropology.”
(SEP: “Cognitive Science” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cognitive-science/ )
This course will proceed from a “monistic” view of mind and body –
informed by recent insights about their intrinsic unity
-- particularly as revealed in studies of trauma.
Topics include self-awareness and identity, and equanimity/ balance/homeostasis.
Consideration of individual and social psychology. Perception, attention,
thinking,memory.
Comparison and contrast of the two traditions will be presented, and differences
in interpretation and understanding of the mind-body problem will be explored.
Applications to real-life situations will be consistently discussed.
Course examines human evolution (phylogeny) and human individual growth and
development (ontogeny). Physical, emotional, psychosocial, and cognitive
influences from conception to death will be addressed.
- Profesor: Tom Moritz