202115 VU Basic Questions in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
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VU Basic Questions in Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
VU 2
3,5
weekly
every 2nd year
German
Overview of current positions in the Philosophy of Mind.
Critical and systematic discussion of fundamental questions in the Philosophy of Mind. E.g.:
- What is the nature of mental states, and how do they relate to ourselves and to the external world?
- Do we have a privileged access to our minds or mental states? (Self-knowledge and First-person-authority)
- How can mental states represent the external world? (Mental content, mental representation)
- How can mental states have effects on the external world? (Agency and mental causation)
- What do we mean by «mental» and «physical»?
- Is it possible to reduce physical properties to mental properties?
- What speaks for and against a reductionist worldview?
- What’s the difference between physicalism and (psycho-physical) reductionism?
- Which are the strengths and limits of behaviorism with regard to the mind-body problem? (Mind as behavior)
- What speaks in favor of, and what against dualism?
- …
Short presentation (20-30 min.), analysis of texts, discussion.
Short presentation (40%), oral exam (60%).
Auswahl:
Beckermann, A. (2011): Analytische Einführung in die Philosophie des Geistes. De Gruyter.
Kim, J. (1998): Philosophy of Mind. Westview Press.
Jaworski, W. (2011): Philosophy of Mind. A Comprehensive Introduction. Wiley-Blackwell.
Further literature will be discussed in the first session.
For BA Philosophie an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät (C 033 194): positive completion of compulsory modules 2.
02.03.2020
- Faculty of Catholic Theology
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Mon 2020-03-02
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Mon 2020-03-09
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-03-16
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-03-23
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-03-30
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-04-20
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-04-27
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-05-04
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-05-11
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-05-18
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-05-25
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-06-08
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-06-15
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10.00 - 11.45 | SR I (Theologie) SR I (Theologie) | Barrier-free | |
Mon 2020-06-22
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