180119 VO Evolutionary Epistemology (2012W)
The Natural History of Reason and Unreason
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Language: German
Examination dates
- Thursday 24.01.2013
- Monday 04.02.2013 17:00 - 19:00 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Friday 15.03.2013 14:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
- Thursday 20.06.2013 16:00 - 18:00 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 16.10.2013
- Monday 14.12.2015
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 03.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 10.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 17.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 24.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 31.10. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 07.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 14.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 21.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 28.11. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 05.12. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 12.12. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 09.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 16.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 23.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
- Wednesday 30.01. 19:00 - 20:30 Hörsaal 3D, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. III/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Evolution is everywhere - What is evolutionary epistemology? - The evolution of humans - Brain and consciousness - Life as a cognition process - Rational and ratiomorphic ("pre-rational") knowledge - Cognitive worlds of animals - Cognitive worlds of prehistoric humans - The roots of reason/unreason -Knowledge and reality - Knowledge and construction - Hypothetical realism - Imaginary worlds - The evolution of illusions - The quest for meaning - Knowledge and language - Scientific knowledge - Limits of knowledge - Triumph of unreason?
Assessment and permitted materials
Written examination
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Understanding of the evolutionary basis of human cognitive capacities (knowledge capacities)
Examination topics
Lecture; Possibility of discussion
Reading list
F. M. WUKETITS: Evolutionary Epistemology and Its Implications for Humankind. SUNY Press, Albany, N. Y. 1990.
Association in the course directory
BA M 14 und BA M 11
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