180090 VO-L Introduction to Theoretical Philosophy (2024W)
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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
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
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- Monday 14.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- N Monday 21.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 28.10. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 04.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 11.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 18.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 25.11. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 02.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 09.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 16.12. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 13.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 20.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
- Monday 27.01. 18:30 - 20:00 Hörsaal III NIG Erdgeschoß
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The lecture delivers an introduction and an overview of the most important areas of theoretical philosophy: Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Science, Philosophy of Language.Historical framework: Antiquity, Middle Ages, Early Modern to Present. Each semester is dedicated to specific topics.This 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.
Assessment and permitted materials
- written exam at the end of the semester + 3 further dates
in the following semester.1. Date: End of January 2025PROHIBITED 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.1. Date: End of January 2025PROHIBITED 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. 5-6 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: PPt-Folien, Lecture notes, selected texts and chapters from the reading list.
Ca. 5-6 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: 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).
Godall, Jane, Bekoff, Marc: The Emotional Lives of Animals, (2007).
Esfeld, Michael: Einführung in die Naturphilosophie: WBG (2012).
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.
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).
Godall, Jane, Bekoff, Marc: The Emotional Lives of Animals, (2007).
Esfeld, Michael: Einführung in die Naturphilosophie: WBG (2012).
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.
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