729G16 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Kognitionsvetenskap
Philosophy of Mind
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About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student should be able to
- account for the central philosophic concepts that are used in describing human mental abilities and properties,
- discuss and compare the most important theories of the soul/mind, and explain how these theories are linked to basic metaphysical and methodological views,
- account for central elements in some of the most important debates in the intersection for cognition research, neurophysiology, philosophy of mind and linguistics.
Content
Some of the themes and questions covered in the course are:
- Methodological claims for theories, empirical adequacy, explanatory value, extensionality.
- Historical account: The theories of the relationship between body and soul of Aristotle and Descartes; The discussions about consciousness and their relevance for contemporary debates of the 17th century.
- Central concepts: meaning, representation, contents of the consciousness, intentionality, supervenience.
- Main fields within metaphysics: dualism, eliminativism, functionalism, logical behaviourism.
- Specific issues: Zombies, qualia, The Chinese Room, The Turing Test, philosophy of mind and AI.
- Examiner
- Fredrik Stjernberg
- Main field of study
- Kognitionsvetenskap