Poslední úprava: Mgr. Martin Vraný, Ph.D. (16.02.2014)
The aim of the course is to present the most important contributions of philosophy and psychology to our understanding of consciousness so that the students can critically discuss intricate questions concerning consciousness, such as: what are the limits of our self-knowledge, how much does the unconscious influence our conscious mental life, whether animals and babies are conscious, whether computers can be conscious, what is self-awareness, whether we have free will, whether and how we can measure and study consciousness or what can the altered states of consciousness tell us about the normal state. Most of the class will be devoted to discussion of the questions (so active participation and following the course readings will be crucial). Every topic will be introduced by a short lecture in order to provide solid ground for the discussion. Readings will be assigned for every week. Prior knowledge of philosophy or psychology is welcomed but not required. More info here: https://sites.google.com/site/consciousnessffuk/
Požadavky ke zkoušce - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Martin Vraný, Ph.D. (17.01.2014)
The students will be required to do the weekly readings: they will email me 200 word long summary or reflection of the reading, every week before the class. This is to make sure everyone reads the assigned articles and to find points of interest or misunderstanding.
As for the final assignment, the students can choose from two options, depending on whether they prefer the psychological or philosophical perspective.
1) design an experiment that would measure some interesting aspect of consciousness
2) write a concise argument against some established position in the philosophy of mind. (no more than 1500 words)
Details on the assignments will be discussed in class.
Sylabus - angličtina
Poslední úprava: Mgr. Martin Vraný, Ph.D. (16.02.2014)
check out the syllabus here: https://sites.google.com/site/consciousnessffuk/
