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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1) Introduction 2) The birth of the mind science 3) Cartesian dualism 4) Behaviorism 5) Identity theory 6) Functionalism 7) Physicalism 8) Eliminativism 9) Intentionality 10) Representationalism 11) Psychophysical causality 12) Free will 13) The problem of self
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 60 hours per semester
- unspecified
- 57 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 78 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report in a foreign language) (10-15)
- 15 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 50 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| describe key figures of modern philosophy and explain their ontological standpoints |
| list and explain basic topics in systematic philosophy and epistemology |
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| use basic philosophical terminology with understanding |
| identify the problem (thesis) and reconstruct the argumentation contained in a text |
| use modern technologies, especially information databases |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| describe key authors and themes in philosophy of mind |
| characterize the most important philosophical concepts of mind-body relation and explain their context |
| summarize selected important philosophical writings in the philosophy of mind of the 20th century |
| Skills |
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| analyze the key philosophical texts of 20th-century philosophy of mind |
| interpret selected passages of philosophical texts in philosophy of mind |
| evaluate arguments of particular authors in selected texts in philosophy of mind |
| argue about and discuss a specific topic in philosophy of mind |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Seminar |
| Skills demonstration |
| Self-study of literature |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Combined exam |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Seminar work |
| Skills |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Competences |
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| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
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Recommended literature
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Chalmers, D. (ed.). Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Kim, Jaegwon. Philosophy of mind. cop. 1996. Oxford : Westview Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8133-0776-7.
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Mandik, Pete. This is philosophy of mind : an introduction. 2014.
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