Phil/Psych 447

Seminar in Cognitive Science

Upcoming events:

• Oct. 20: Paul Thagard, Visual Thinking in Discovery and Invention
• Oct. 25: students only
• Oct. 27: Essay 1 due
• Nov. 2: Paul Thagard, Truth, Explanation, and Power, Grad House 4-6.
• Dec. 6 (morning): Waterloo Ignorance Day. Faculty reveal:: What I Wish I Knew About Mind, Brain, and Intelligence!

Week 6: Development and Education

Questions about development and education (chs. 12, 13)

1. In what ways are children creative?
2. Does creativity develop in stages?
3. How do emotions and play contribute to children's creativity?
4. How can creativity in children be fostered?
5. What are the major obstacles to children's creativity?
6. How does schooling sometimes get in the way of education?
7. What is creative teaching?
8. Can creativity be taught?

Phil/Psych 447

Paul Thagard

Computational Epistemology Laboratory.

This page updated Oct. 17, 2011