180061 VO-L Introduction to Theoretical Philosophy (2022W)
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Lecture with compulsory reading. The philosophical texts will be presented in the lectures and discussed (and partially read) in the Kolloquia (discussion & reading) sessions. For more information please register into the moodle elearning platform for this course.PowerPoint and Audiofiles for this lecture (in German) will be provided as well.
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
Details
Language: German
Examination dates
Tuesday
31.01.2023
18:30 - 20:00
Digital
Thursday
02.02.2023
18:00 - 20:00
Digital
Monday
20.02.2023
18:00 - 20:00
Digital
Monday
06.03.2023
18:00 - 20:00
Digital
Monday
24.04.2023
18:00 - 20:00
Digital
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Monday
10.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
17.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
24.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
31.10.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
07.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
14.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
21.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
28.11.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
05.12.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
12.12.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
09.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
16.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
Monday
23.01.
18:30 - 20:00
Hörsaal 21 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 8
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
- written exam at the end of the semester + 3 further dates
in the following semester (Summer Term 2023)1. Date: End of January 2023PERMITTED TOOLS:
Documents in Moodle, own, independent research.FORBIDDEN TOOLS:
Copy-paste from documents, plagiarism.By participating in a digital exam, you declare that you will take this exam independently, independently, without the help of third parties and without unauthorized aids. YOU should show that you have mastered the subject with independent answers in full sentences. Unmarked quotations from scripts or materials are not permitted. Your written submissions / uploads go through the university's internal software "Turn-it-in" to check for plagiarism.
in the following semester (Summer Term 2023)1. Date: End of January 2023PERMITTED TOOLS:
Documents in Moodle, own, independent research.FORBIDDEN TOOLS:
Copy-paste from documents, plagiarism.By participating in a digital exam, you declare that you will take this exam independently, independently, without the help of third parties and without unauthorized aids. YOU should show that you have mastered the subject with independent answers in full sentences. Unmarked quotations from scripts or materials are not permitted. Your written submissions / uploads go through the university's internal software "Turn-it-in" to check for plagiarism.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Lecture units with philosophical texts:
PPts and video recordings of the lectureMinimum requirement for a positive grading: 60%
Maximum Points: 100%.Grading Key:
0 < 60%: not Sufficient
61-70 Punkte: Sufficient
71-80 Punkte: Satisfactory
81-90 Punkte: Good
91-100 Punkte: Excellent
PPts and video recordings of the lectureMinimum requirement for a positive grading: 60%
Maximum Points: 100%.Grading Key:
0 < 60%: not Sufficient
61-70 Punkte: Sufficient
71-80 Punkte: Satisfactory
81-90 Punkte: Good
91-100 Punkte: Excellent
Examination topics
Lecture units and questions on the philosophical texts.
Ca. 8-10 questions on the Lecture content and questions on the philosophical texts/quotes, to be answered in short easy form (no half sentences or keywords), no multiple choice test.Materials for exam preparation: audio files, PPt-Folien, Lecture notes, selected texts and chapters from the reading list.
Ca. 8-10 questions on the Lecture content and questions on the philosophical texts/quotes, to be answered in short easy form (no half sentences or keywords), no multiple choice test.Materials for exam preparation: audio files, PPt-Folien, Lecture notes, selected texts and chapters from the reading list.
Reading list
Beckermann, Ansgar: Das Leib-Seele-Problem. Eine Einführung in die Philosophie des Geistes. UTB: Wilhelm Fink, München (2008).
Bieri, Peter (Hrsg.): Analytische Philosophie des Geistes. 4. Auflage. Beltz (2007).
Chalmers, David: in: Jonathan Shear (Hrsg.): Explaining Consciousness: The Hard Problem. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. (1997)
Churchland, Patricia: Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, (1986).Crevier, Daniel (1993), AI: The Tumultuous Search for Artificial Intelligence, New York, NY: BasicBooks,
Dreyfuss, Hubert: What Computers Can't Do: The Limits of Artificial Intelligence. (1972) und 2nd edition What Computers Still Can't Do (1979).Godall, Jane, Bekoff, Marc: The Emotional Lives of Animals, (2007).
Lakoff,George and Mark Johnson, 1999. Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought. Basic Books (1999).Metzinger, Thomas: Das Leib-Seele-Problem im 20. Jahrhundert (2007)
Nilsson, Nils: The quest for artificial intelligence. A history of ideas and achievements. Cambridge UP, 2010, Dt: Die Suche nach Künstlicher Intelligenz, Berlin (2014).
Richter, Ewald: Wohin führt uns die moderne Hirnforschung. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2005) Falkenburg, Brigitte: Mythos Determinismus. Wieviel erklärt uns die Hirnforschung? Springer, Heidelberg (2012).
Schönfeld, Martin (2006). "Animal Consciousness: Paradigm Change in the Life Sciences". Perspectives on Science. 14 (3): 354–381.Searle, John: Minds, Brains and Science: The 1984 Reith Lectures (1984)
Searle, John and Nick Bostrom: Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Oxford University Press (2014)Weizenbaum, Joseph: Die Macht der Computer und die Ohnmacht der Vernunft. Suhrkamp (1978).
Bieri, Peter (Hrsg.): Analytische Philosophie des Geistes. 4. Auflage. Beltz (2007).
Chalmers, David: in: Jonathan Shear (Hrsg.): Explaining Consciousness: The Hard Problem. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. (1997)
Churchland, Patricia: Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, (1986).Crevier, Daniel (1993), AI: The Tumultuous Search for Artificial Intelligence, New York, NY: BasicBooks,
Dreyfuss, Hubert: What Computers Can't Do: The Limits of Artificial Intelligence. (1972) und 2nd edition What Computers Still Can't Do (1979).Godall, Jane, Bekoff, Marc: The Emotional Lives of Animals, (2007).
Lakoff,George and Mark Johnson, 1999. Philosophy in the Flesh: the Embodied Mind and its Challenge to Western Thought. Basic Books (1999).Metzinger, Thomas: Das Leib-Seele-Problem im 20. Jahrhundert (2007)
Nilsson, Nils: The quest for artificial intelligence. A history of ideas and achievements. Cambridge UP, 2010, Dt: Die Suche nach Künstlicher Intelligenz, Berlin (2014).
Richter, Ewald: Wohin führt uns die moderne Hirnforschung. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2005) Falkenburg, Brigitte: Mythos Determinismus. Wieviel erklärt uns die Hirnforschung? Springer, Heidelberg (2012).
Schönfeld, Martin (2006). "Animal Consciousness: Paradigm Change in the Life Sciences". Perspectives on Science. 14 (3): 354–381.Searle, John: Minds, Brains and Science: The 1984 Reith Lectures (1984)
Searle, John and Nick Bostrom: Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. Oxford University Press (2014)Weizenbaum, Joseph: Die Macht der Computer und die Ohnmacht der Vernunft. Suhrkamp (1978).
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Topics of theoretical philosophy in the 21st century:
- Philosophy of Mind + Cognitive Science
- Posthumanism, Consciousness in Humans and Animal Consciousness
- Artificial Intelligence / AI and RoboticsThis lecture concentrates on the most important current questions and interdisciplinary problems that theoretical philosophy deals with in contemporary research contexts. The aim of the course is to convey the most important concepts, arguments and problem settings. By reading selected texts, we will get to know, discuss and discuss them in detail.