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Lecturer(s)
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Polák Michal, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Marvan Tomáš, Doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introductory remarks and overview 2) Dualism vs. behaviorism 3) Functionalism vs. identity theory 4) Quality space and typing 5) Naturalism - physicalism, eliminativism 6) Representationalism - Intentionality - theories of mental content, intentionality and phenomenality 7) Psychophysical causality 8) Free will, responsibility, and neuroscience 9) The problem of self 10) The Meta-problem of consciousness 11) Panpsychism and idealism 12) The border between perception and cognition 13) Final remarks
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Textual studies, Lecture, Seminar
- Contact hours
- 52 hours per semester
- Presentation preparation (report) (1-10)
- 10 hours per semester
- Graduate study programme term essay (40-50)
- 48 hours per semester
- Preparation for an examination (30-60)
- 46 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe key figures of philosophy of mind and explain their ontological standpoints |
| to list and explain basic topics in philosophy of mind |
| Skills |
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| to use basic terminology in philosophy of mind with understanding |
| to identify the problem (thesis) and reconstruct the argumentation contained in a philosophical text |
| to use modern technologies, especially information databases |
| Competences |
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| to describe key authors and themes in contemporary philosophy of mind |
| to characterize the most important philosophical concepts of mind-body relation within the last ten years and explain their context |
| to summarize selected important philosophical writings in the philosophy of mind of the last ten years |
| Skills |
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| to analyze the key philosophical texts in contemporary philosophy of mind |
| to interpret selected passages of philosophical texts in contemporary philosophy of mind |
| to evaluate arguments of particular authors in selected texts in contemporary philosophy of mind |
| to argue about and discuss a specific topic in philosophy of mind of the last ten years |
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| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Textual studies |
| Self-study of literature |
| Skills |
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| Seminar classes |
| Skills demonstration |
| Individual study |
| Students' portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Lecture |
| Lecture supplemented with a discussion |
| Seminar |
| Self-study of literature |
| Students' portfolio |
| 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 |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Seminar work |
| Competences |
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| Combined exam |
| Seminar work |
| Individual presentation at a seminar |
| Continuous assessment |
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Recommended literature
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Heil, J. (ed.). Philosophy of Mind: A Guide and Anthology. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Heil, J. Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction. New York, Routledge, 2004.
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Chalmers, D. (ed.). Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Churchland, P. S. Neurophilosophy: Towards a Unified Science of the Mind/Brain. MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1986.
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Mandik, P. This is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction. London, 2013.
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McLaughlin, B. P. and Cohen, J. (eds.). Contemporary Debates in Philosophy of Mind. Malden, Mass., Blackwell Pub.,, 2007.
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Rosenthal, D. (ed.). The Nature of Mind. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1991.
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Searle, J. Minds, Brains and Science. Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 2003.
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