180127 KO MEi:CogSci Philosophy Discussion (2013S)
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1.Termin (Vorbesprechung): Mo., 4. März 2013, 9:30
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Tuesday
12.03.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
09.04.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
23.04.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
07.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
28.05.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
11.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
Tuesday
25.06.
15:00 - 17:00
Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
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Aims, contents and method of the course
What is philosophy? What do philosophers do? And how do they do it? These are some of the questions which will be addressed in this course. The course is designed as a "topics-based" introduction to philosophy, i.e. instead of working through the history of philosophy focusing on great historical figures and their views on different topics, we will focus on special philosophical topics and look at what historical and contemporary philosophers have to say about topics such as consciousness, cognition, mental causation and free will, artificial 'intelligence', epistemology and the scientific method, science ethics, etc.Next to the content-oriented discussion of these core issues, we will also take a look at the toolbox of philosophy (i.e. the phenomenological method, descriptive methods, formal methods, logic, analysis, etc.).
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Heighten participants awareness of the (often implicit) philosophical bases of their own and others' disciplines and work; foster their ability to apply some of the philosophical methods to their own work (and life); and a thorough understanding of the core topics discussed in the course, especially those which are relevant for cognitive science and the behavioural sciences in general.
Examination topics
Reading list
Association in the course directory
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