180147 SE MEi:CogSci Topic-Seminar (2022S)
Mind the Body!
Continuous assessment of course work
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Preparation meeting: Tuesday March 1st, 2022, 10:00-12:00 online
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Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Tu 15.02.2022 10:00 to Mo 28.02.2022 10:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 31.03.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Monday 07.03. 09:00 - 12:00 Digital
- Monday 21.03. 09:00 - 12:00 Digital
- Monday 04.04. 09:00 - 12:00 Digital
- Friday 06.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
- Monday 09.05. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Friday 20.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Monday 23.05. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
- Monday 13.06. 09:00 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2i NIG 2.Stock C0228
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Seminar paper, presentation/workshop, participation in discussions (in online and on-site seminar sessions, as well as in the moodle forum)
Online presence and on-site presence in seminar sessions is required.
Online presence and on-site presence in seminar sessions is required.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Minimum requirements:
- online/on-site attendance (you can miss one session)
- active participation in discussions in the seminar and in the discussion forum
- reading & preparing compulsory literature for each session (posting questions on each text in the discussion forum); 6 reports on compulsory reading following criteria announced online in the moodle course (due: four days prior to the respective session)
- presentation/moderation of a (part of a) session (interactive part + theoretical background based on literature you found (that can include the compulsory literature)) individually or in a group (depends on number of students)
- suggestion for topic/phenomenon by 18 March (presentation concept: due 20 April)
- reflection paper (6-8 page): due 10 August, 2022Assessment Criteria:
- participation in discussions in class and in moodle forum 15%
- 6 reports on literature 30%/points (5 points each)
- presentation 25 %/points
- reflection paper (6-8 pages) 30%/points%/points | grade
91-100 | sehr gut (1)
81-90 | gut (2)
71-80 | befriedigend (3)
61-70 | genügend (4)
0-60 | nicht genügend (5)The automated plagiarism check software Turnit in will be used in this course.
* By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism check software Turnitin will check all written performances submitted by you (in Moodle).
- online/on-site attendance (you can miss one session)
- active participation in discussions in the seminar and in the discussion forum
- reading & preparing compulsory literature for each session (posting questions on each text in the discussion forum); 6 reports on compulsory reading following criteria announced online in the moodle course (due: four days prior to the respective session)
- presentation/moderation of a (part of a) session (interactive part + theoretical background based on literature you found (that can include the compulsory literature)) individually or in a group (depends on number of students)
- suggestion for topic/phenomenon by 18 March (presentation concept: due 20 April)
- reflection paper (6-8 page): due 10 August, 2022Assessment Criteria:
- participation in discussions in class and in moodle forum 15%
- 6 reports on literature 30%/points (5 points each)
- presentation 25 %/points
- reflection paper (6-8 pages) 30%/points%/points | grade
91-100 | sehr gut (1)
81-90 | gut (2)
71-80 | befriedigend (3)
61-70 | genügend (4)
0-60 | nicht genügend (5)The automated plagiarism check software Turnit in will be used in this course.
* By registering for this course, you agree that the automated plagiarism check software Turnitin will check all written performances submitted by you (in Moodle).
Examination topics
Reading list
Introduction Session (7.3.2022 9-12h):
- Sheets-Johnstone, M. (2015). Embodiment on trial: a phenomenological investigation. Continental Philosophy Review, 48 (1), 23–39.
- Vignemont, F. de (2018) Mind the Body. An Exploration of Bodily Self-Awareness. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 1-10 (Introduction)Embodiment & Phenomenology (21.3.2022 9-12h):
- Thompson, E. (2007) Mind in Life., 3-36.
Chapter 1. Cognitive Science and Human Experience.
Chapter 2. The Phenomenological Connection.
- Hammond, M., Howarth, J., & Keat, R. (1991). Chapter 6: The Body as Subject. In Understanding Phenomenology, 153–181.Phenomenological Research (4.4.2022 9-12h)
- Schmicking, D. (2010). A Toolbox of Phenomenological Methods. in Gallagher, S., & Schmicking, D. (eds.). Handbook of Phenomenology and Cognitive Science. Springer, 35–56.
- Petitmengin, C. (2006). Describing one’s subjective experience in the second person: An interview method for the science of consciousness. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 5 (3–4), 229–269.Phenomenological Research Workshop by Weronika Kalwak (6.5.2022 16:45 - 20:00) - optionalAffectivity and Emotion (9.5.2022 9-13h):
- Mark Johnson (2007) The Meaning of the Body, 52-85.
Chapter 3. “Since feeling is first”: Emotional Dimensions of Meaning.
Chapter 4. The Grounding of Meaning in the Qualities of Life.
- Gendlin, E. T. (2000). The ‘Mind’/’Body’ Problem and First-Person Process. Three Types of Concepts. In R. D. Ellis & N. Newton (Eds.), The Caldron of Consciousness - Motivation, Affect and Self-Organisation – an Anthology, 109–118. John Benjamins Publishing Company.Applications I: Thinking & Dancing (20.5.2022 16:45-20:00):
- Sheets-Johnstone, M. (2009). Thinking in Movement. In: The Corporeal Turn. An Interdisciplinary Reader. Imprint Academic, 28–63.
- Legrand, D., & Ravn, S. (2009). Perceiving subjectivity in bodily movement: The case of dancers. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 8 (3), 389–408.Applications II.: Agency and Bodily Illusions (23.5.2022 9-13h):
- Blanke O, Metzinger T. (2009) Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood. Trends Cogn Sci. 2009 Jan;13(1):7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. Epub 2008 Dec 6. PMID: 19058991.
- Buhrmann T., Di Paolo E.A. (2017) The sense of agency – a phenomenological consequence of enacting sensorimotor schemes. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 16(2), 207–236. doi: 10.1007/s11097-015-9446-7.Final Session + Applications III: Interacting with Tools/Technology (13.6.2022 9-13h):
- Höök, K. (2018) Designing with the Body; Preface + pp. 1-62
- Höök, K. et. al. (2018) Embracing First-Person Perspectives in Soma-Based Design. Informatics, 2018, 5, 8.
- Sheets-Johnstone, M. (2015). Embodiment on trial: a phenomenological investigation. Continental Philosophy Review, 48 (1), 23–39.
- Vignemont, F. de (2018) Mind the Body. An Exploration of Bodily Self-Awareness. Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 1-10 (Introduction)Embodiment & Phenomenology (21.3.2022 9-12h):
- Thompson, E. (2007) Mind in Life., 3-36.
Chapter 1. Cognitive Science and Human Experience.
Chapter 2. The Phenomenological Connection.
- Hammond, M., Howarth, J., & Keat, R. (1991). Chapter 6: The Body as Subject. In Understanding Phenomenology, 153–181.Phenomenological Research (4.4.2022 9-12h)
- Schmicking, D. (2010). A Toolbox of Phenomenological Methods. in Gallagher, S., & Schmicking, D. (eds.). Handbook of Phenomenology and Cognitive Science. Springer, 35–56.
- Petitmengin, C. (2006). Describing one’s subjective experience in the second person: An interview method for the science of consciousness. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 5 (3–4), 229–269.Phenomenological Research Workshop by Weronika Kalwak (6.5.2022 16:45 - 20:00) - optionalAffectivity and Emotion (9.5.2022 9-13h):
- Mark Johnson (2007) The Meaning of the Body, 52-85.
Chapter 3. “Since feeling is first”: Emotional Dimensions of Meaning.
Chapter 4. The Grounding of Meaning in the Qualities of Life.
- Gendlin, E. T. (2000). The ‘Mind’/’Body’ Problem and First-Person Process. Three Types of Concepts. In R. D. Ellis & N. Newton (Eds.), The Caldron of Consciousness - Motivation, Affect and Self-Organisation – an Anthology, 109–118. John Benjamins Publishing Company.Applications I: Thinking & Dancing (20.5.2022 16:45-20:00):
- Sheets-Johnstone, M. (2009). Thinking in Movement. In: The Corporeal Turn. An Interdisciplinary Reader. Imprint Academic, 28–63.
- Legrand, D., & Ravn, S. (2009). Perceiving subjectivity in bodily movement: The case of dancers. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 8 (3), 389–408.Applications II.: Agency and Bodily Illusions (23.5.2022 9-13h):
- Blanke O, Metzinger T. (2009) Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood. Trends Cogn Sci. 2009 Jan;13(1):7-13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. Epub 2008 Dec 6. PMID: 19058991.
- Buhrmann T., Di Paolo E.A. (2017) The sense of agency – a phenomenological consequence of enacting sensorimotor schemes. Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 16(2), 207–236. doi: 10.1007/s11097-015-9446-7.Final Session + Applications III: Interacting with Tools/Technology (13.6.2022 9-13h):
- Höök, K. (2018) Designing with the Body; Preface + pp. 1-62
- Höök, K. et. al. (2018) Embracing First-Person Perspectives in Soma-Based Design. Informatics, 2018, 5, 8.
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Th 11.05.2023 11:27
Due to the current pandemic situation the course will start as a digital seminar (March and April) with online presence. The second part of the course (May and June) is planned as on-site sessions.Aims, contents and method of the course:
The aim of the seminar is to introduce approaches in cognitive science that recognise the fundamental importance of the body in cognition and to explore the relation between body and mind both in theory and in practice. Embodied approaches to understanding mind and thinking have become very popular in the last decades since Varela, Thompson and Rosch (1991) coined the term “embodied mind”. Embodied cognition, and more recently 4E cognition, have evolved into a spectrum of diverse research programmes studying the role of the body in cognitive processes. However, one major point emphasised by Varela et al. (1991) has been all too often neglected: the necessity to include a first-person perspective when investigating cognition. Building on the phenomenological tradition, enactivism stresses the constitutive role of the body in subjective experience, in processes of sense-making, learning and thinking, and generally in cognition.The seminar consists of two phases:
In Phase I the main ideas of embodiment and enactivism will be introduced with the help of acquiring a phenomenological vocabulary and viewpoint. What is a body? What is my body? How do I experience my body? How do I experience the world (through my body)? Am I my body?
A second focus will be on affectivity. What is an emotion? Where do I experience it? How do emotions relate to movement? How do I attune to others? How do interpersonal affective dynamics constitute a sense of self and a sense of other?In Phase II possible applications of an enactive view on cognition will be explored, especially looking at dance and somatic practises, as well as design processes. How do we think in movement? How are we aware of our (physical/bodily) interactions with our Umwelt/our environment? How does attending to the body and to movement enable possibilities for personal change and development?Throughout the seminar, our theoretical investigations will be accompanied by movement explorations, which should enable us to experience and explore moving minds and bodies, or the ‘bodymind’ as some call it.
The classes will be collaboratively shaped by students and teachers, including interactive parts/workshops and presentations on chosen phenomena, as well as presentations and discussions based on the compulsory literature.Dr. Weronika Kalwak of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow will be co-teaching this course as a CEEPUS scholar.