15FLFL047 - Philosophy of the Spirit

Course specification
Course title		Philosophy of the Spirit
Acronym		15FLFL047
Study programme		Philosophy
Module
Type of study		first degree undergraduate academic studies
Lecturer (for classes)		prof. dr Damir Smiljanić
Lecturer/Associate (for practice)		prof. dr Damir Smiljanić
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC)
ESPB		3.0	Status
Condition		No additional requirements.	Oblik uslovljenosti
The goal		The main goal of this course is to acquaint the students with an overview of positions and contraversies in the field of philosophy of mind, one of the most important philosophical disciplines today.
The outcome		The students are able to evaluate the quality of philosophers' argumentations taken from different points of view in contemporary discussions on the mind-body-relation.
Contents
Contents of lectures		The concept of philosophy of mind. The history of philosophy of mind. The history of neurophysiology. The mind-body-relation as a classic philosophical issue. The cartesian dualism as the source of modern contraversies. Psycho-physicalism, materialism, (epi)phaenomenalism, reductionism. Classic and new forms of monism. The problem of consciousness. Brain and consciousness (neurophilosophy). Critique of cognitivism. Thinking and language. Analytic philosophy of mind. Thought experiments in the philosophy of mind. The problem of intentionality of mind. Intention and action. The problem of free will and weekness of will. Determinism, indeterminism, compatibilism. Theory of emotions (analytic and neurophilosophical aspects). Problems of personal identity. Theories of memory.
Contents of exercises		The students are interpreting main articles of modern philosophers of mind (Ryle, Davidson, Nagel, Putnam, Searle etc.). In order to come to a better understanding of the argumentative techniques in this field of philosophical research – especially those practiced by analytic philosophers – the students have to apply some of these methods by writing a seminary paper on a specific topic.
Literature
Bogdanovski, M., Ž. Lazović (ed.): Skeptical Handbook 2: Contemporary Skepticism. Pavković, A. (ed.): Consciousness and Cognition. Russell, B.: The Analysis of Mind. Searle, J. R.: Minds, Brains and Science. Sesardić, N.: Physicalism. Stanković, B. (ed.): Psycho-Physical Identity or Cognitive Privileged State? James, W.: Pragmatism. Essays in Radical Empiricism. Changeux, J.-P.: Neuronal Man.
Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year
Lectures	Exercises	OTC	Study and Research	Other classes
1	2
Methods of teaching		Dialogical method, analysis of texts and video footage
Knowledge score (maximum points 100)
Pre obligations		Points	Final exam	Points
Activites during lectures		10	Test paper
Practical lessons		20	Oral examination	50
Projects
Colloquia
Seminars		20

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