FI:VV065 Chapters in the Theory of Mind - Course Information
VV065 Selected chapters in the Theory of Mind
Faculty of InformaticsAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
In-person direct teaching - Teacher(s)
- prof. PhDr. Ing. Miloslav Dokulil, DrSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. PhDr. Ing. Miloslav Dokulil, DrSc.
Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. PhDr. Ing. Miloslav Dokulil, DrSc.
Supplier department: Department of Machine Learning and Data Processing – Faculty of Informatics - Timetable
- Thu 26. 9. to Thu 19. 12. Thu 12:00–13:50 C525
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
- Information Technology Security (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
- Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
- Bioinformatics and systems biology (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
- Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Computer Graphics and Visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Cybersecurity Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Formal analysis of computer systems (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Graphic design (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Graphic Design (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Hardware Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Hardware systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Image Processing and Analysis (programme FI, N-VIZ_A)
- Information security (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
- Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
- Informatics (programme FI, B-INF) (2)
- Informatics in education (programme FI, B-IVV) (2)
- Information Security (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Quantum and Other Nonclassical Computational Models (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
- Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
- Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
- Computer graphics and visualisation (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
- Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
- Computer Networks and Communications (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
- Principles of programming languages (programme FI, N-TEI)
- Programming and development (programme FI, B-PVA)
- Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
- Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
- Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
- Cybersecurity management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Services development management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS)
- Services Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
- Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
- Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
- Software Systems Development Management (programme FI, N-RSSS_A)
- Software Systems (programme FI, N-PSKB_A)
- Software systems (programme FI, N-PSKB)
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
- Teacher of Informatics and IT administrator (programme FI, N-UCI)
- Informatics for secondary school teachers (programme FI, N-UCI) (2)
- Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
- Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
- Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
- Computer Games Development (programme FI, N-VIZ)
- Processing and analysis of large-scale data (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)
- Natural language processing (programme FI, N-UIZD)
- Course objectives
- At the beginning of the reflections about mind we have a dualism of "mind and body". Some initial knowledge about the mind by testing the brain starts at the beginning of the second half of the 19th century. How is psychoanalysis scientifically founded in its variants? Conditioned reflexes as a starting clue for a theory of learning (from Pavlov to Skinner). The connection to the still existing mystery of life conserves the myth of the human consciousness as an "aspect of the soul" till the middle of the 20th century. An exhortation from an article in the British "Mind" from 1950 addressed to the computer technology (Turing). The establishment of the "Artificial Intelligence" movement. Programmed learning. The shocking autonomous readiness potential of the brain. The "hard" and "soft" questions concerning the human mind. What does a machine playing chess show? Or also playing the oriental game Go? Conundrums connected with the location of memory traces in the brain. Self-awareness as a dynamic system of the self. Extrasensory perception and the possibility of reproducing near-death experiences (NDE). PET and fMRI as "feelers" of brain activity. Organic bases of disorders of personal integrity. How to evaluate "mind" as man's quality? ChatGPT-1 až -4 (and what next?).
- Learning outcomes
- Student will be able of thinking about thinking. The student will be able more safefully to meditate about the thinking ability, including effective memory or more practical self-reflection.
- Syllabus
- At the beginning of the reflections about mind we have a dualism of "mind and body". Some initial knowledge about the mind by testing the brain starts at the beginning of the second half of the 19th century. How is psychoanalysis scientifically founded in its variants? Conditioned reflexes as a starting clue for a theory of learning (from Pavlov to Skinner). The connection to the still existing mystery of life conserves the myth of the human consciousness as an "aspect of the soul" till the middle of the 20th century. An exhortation from an article in the British "Mind" from 1950 addressed to the computer technology (Turing). The establishment of the "Artificial Intelligence" movement. Programmed learning. The shocking autonomous readiness potential of the brain. The "hard" and "soft" questions concerning the human mind. What does a machine playing chess show? Or also playing the oriental game Go? Conundrums connected with the location of memory traces in the brain. Self-awareness as a dynamic system of the self. Extrasensory perception and the possibility of reproducing near-death experiences (NDE). PET and fMRI as "feelers" of brain activity. Organic bases of disorders of personal integrity. How to evaluate "mind" as man's quality? ChatGPT-1 až -4 (and what next?).
- Teaching methods
- Presentation of knowledge about a sensitive subject, with hints of other sources, inc. slides, being resigned. Reading a text from slides hinders concentrationon on exposed ideas. Corresponding sources of knowledge will be markedly hinted upon. Refering is not the unique procedure of teaching.The Lecturer prefers askiung his public why possibly this or that happens, or which possibilities probably go onin in the given field.
- Assessment methods
- To finish this course without problems the Lecturer tolerates the student being abeent twice. He/she will also submit an essay. Its theme will be announced in mid October. The submitted contents will bring at least 45 lines (in format "12"). The text will quote at least 4 numbered sources mentioning other possible quotations. All quotations will be mentioned separately behind the text (with their addresses). The essay will be submitted before the end of November. The treatise should also present concrete examples, not omitting emotional approach.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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