Philosophical Problems of Cognitive Science 2401-OG-EN-PHPCS
Konwersatorium (KON) Semestr zimowy 2019/20

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Learning outcomes - knowledge W1: Student has an ordered knowledge of the main standpoints within the philosophy of mind and cognitive science.

W2: Student knows basic research methods and argumentative strategies appropriate for one of the major disciplines of cognitive science.

W3: Student knows the relations between the problems of philosophy of mind and empirical studies within the cognitive sciences.

Learning outcomes - skills U1: Student selects, analyzes, evaluates and uses information from different sources.

U2: Student selects argumentative strategies and independently formulate its own position.

U3: Student can constructively criticize the statements and positions within a given topic.

Learning outcomes - social competencies K1: Student understands the social aspects of the practical application of knowledge.

K2: Student can interact and work in a group, taking different roles.

K3: Student independently formulates proposals for solutions to new situation and problems on the basis of creative analysis of it.

K4: Student is open to new ideas and ready to change his opinion in the light of the available data and arguments.

Assessment methods:

1. Scoring for moderating a discussion – 15%

2. Active participation in the discussion – 15%

3. Scientific essay – 40%

4. Digital presentation – 30%

Assessment criteria:

fail- (0-49%)

satisfactory- (50-59%)

satisfactory plus- (60-69%)

good - (70-79%)

good plus- (80-89%)

very good- (90-100%)

Introduction - a seminar lecture

II. Contemporary approaches to the mind-body problem.

III. Embodied Mind and the concepts of Self

IV. Intentionality and goal direction

V. Determinism and free will

VI. Understanding and rationality in the philosophical and cognitive interpretations.

VII. Consciousness and attention

VIII. Empathy and mind reading as elements of theory of mind

IX. Illusions of a first person perspective in healthy subjects: Experiments RHI, the FBI, BSI, OBE

X. Phantom limbs and psychosomatic disorders of self-identification

XI. Cognitive aspects of meditation and hypnosis

XII. Lucid Dreaming and deja vu as a scientifically tested phenomenon

XIII. Self-knowledge

XIV. Individual and social subject

XV. Summary - a panel discussion

- seminar

-exercises

- exchange of ideas

- classic problem method

- Round Table

- presentation