PSYCH 3WA3
THE MIND AS A WORK OF ART
Fall 2026 · C01
Topics
- INTRODUCTION: The Mind as a Work of Art (MAWA) (1a) The MAWA concept (1b) Systems of core knowledge (1c) Systems of social knowledge
- CREATIVITY: How we think (2a) Creativity as problem solving (2b) Generation and exploration (2c) Modification and blending
- AESTHETICS: What we desire (3a) Desiring (3b) Making desirable
- VISUAL ART: The design of objects (4a) Static displays (4b) Graphical cognition (4c) Instrumental gestures
- VISUAL ART: The design of objects (5a) Brain systems for visual art (5b) Geometrics (5c) Figurative depictions
- MIDTERM 1 covering weeks 1-5
- THEATRE/LITERATURE. The drama of social life (8a) The nature of narrative (8b) Plot structure (8c) Self and other
- THEATRE/LITERATURE: The drama of social life (9a) Social dramas DANCE: The rhythm of coordination (9b) Bipedalism (9c) Movement patterns
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Campus Store (short title) ↗
- Course outline / syllabus ↗Fall 2026
- Some readings or course materials are supplied through Avenue to Learn; public bibliographic details may be incomplete. Readings or materials are mentioned without a public bibliographic title in this field.