PHIL340-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Turing: From the Computer Revolution to the Philosophy of AI

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

This course is about Alan Turing, the logical and philosophical foundations of computing, and the philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. It is equally suitable for Arts, Science, Engineering, and Law students.

Prerequisites

Any 30 points at 200 level in PHIL or COSC, or
any 60 points at 200 level from the Schedule V of the BA or the BSc.

Restrictions

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 13:00 - 15:00 A5 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 A5 Lecture Theatre
13 Jul - 23 Aug
Workshop A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 A5 Lecture Theatre
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $948.00

International fee $4,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Humanities .

All PHIL340 Occurrences

  • PHIL340-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026
  • PHIL340-26S2 (D) Semester Two 2026 (Distance)