VIKBB18 Philosophy and Cognitive Science

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lukáš Hadwiger Zámečník, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Škyřík, Ph.D.
Division of Information and Library Studies – Department of Czech Literature – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marie Hradilová
Timetable
Sat 15. 10. 9:10–12:25 zruseno D22, 13:20–16:35 zruseno D22, Sat 5. 11. 9:10–12:25 zruseno D22, 13:20–16:35 zruseno D22, Sat 26. 11. 9:10–12:25 zruseno D22, 13:20–16:35 zruseno D22
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
Course objectives
Issues in cognitive processes, transdisciplinary methodology, artificial intelligence and existing trends of philosophy of mind and cognitive science are major themes for the course. Students are introduced to fundamentals, reason and current situation of cognitive science.
At the end of this course, students should:
- have an understanding of the contexts of contermporary cognitive science
- demonstrate the knowledge of transdisciplinary methodology of cognitive science;
- use the conceptual analysis to evaluate thought experiments in the philosophy of mind;
- critically evaluate ethic implications of neuromanipulations;
- make oral and written presentations on some problem from cognitive science.
Syllabus
  • Science and method
  • Classical epistemology and analytical philosophy
  • Analytical philosophy of mind
  • Artificial mind – Turing test, Searl Chinese Room, philosophical zombie
  • Transdisciplinarity of cognitive science
  • Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
  • Dynamical system theory – nonlinear neurodynamic (Walter Freeman)
  • Artificial intelligence – computationalism and connectionism, robotics
  • Cognitive psychology, psycholinguistic and cognitive linguistic
  • Cognitive archeology
  • Ethic implications of neuromanipulations
Literature
  • KELEMEN, Jozef. Postmoderný stroj (The Postmodern Machine). Bratislava: F.R.&G., 1998, 136 pp. info
  • PSTRUŽINA, Karel. Svět poznávání :(k filozofickým základům kognitivní vědy). 1. vyd. Olomouc: Nakladatelství Olomouc, 1998, 183 s. ISBN 80-7182-074-1. info
  • DENNETT, Daniel C. Druhy myslí :k pochopení vědomí. Praha: Archa, 1997, 178 s. ISBN 80-7115-140-8. info
  • NOSEK, Jiří. Mysl a tělo v analytické filosofii :úvod do teorií psychofyzického problému. Vyd. 1. Praha: Filosofia, 1997, 202 s. ISBN 80-7007-091-9. info
  • CRICK, Francis. Věda hledá duši : překvapivá domněnka. 1. vyd. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1997, 309 s. ISBN 8020406336. info
  • MINSKY, Marvin. Konštrukcia mysle. Edited by Jozef Kelemen. Bratislava: Archa, 1996, 103 s. ISBN 80-7115-107-6. info
  • FLANAGAN, Owen. Vedomie. Translated by Emil Višňovský. Bratislava: Archa, 1995, 103 s. ISBN 80-7115-082-7. info
  • PSTRUŽINA, Karel. Etudy o mozku a myšlení. 1. vyd. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 1994, 118 s. ISBN 8070792809. info
  • SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. info
  • KELEMEN, Jozef. Strojovia a agenty. Bratislava: Archa, 1994, 109 s. ISBN 80-7115-089-4. info
  • PRIEST, Stephen. Theories of the mind. London ; New York, N.Y., USA: Penguin Books, 1991, xii, 233. info
  • WARNOCK, Mary. Memory. London: Faber and Faber, 1989, 160 pp. ISBN 0571154565. info
  • CHURCHLAND, Patricia Smith. Neurophilosophy : toward a unified science of the mind-brain. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1986, xi, 546. info
  • ECCLES, John Carew. The human mystery. London ; Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1984, xvi 255. info
  • FODOR, Jerry A. The modularity of mind : an essay on faculty psychology. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1983, 145 pp. ISBN 99-00-00302-X. info
  • ECCLES, John C. and Karl Raimund POPPER. The self and its brain. Berlin: Springer International, 1977. ISBN 3-540-08307-3. info
Teaching methods
Lectures (3x 7 hours per semester); half an hour tutorials to be arranged individually with students.
Assessment methods
a) two short written reports (2x 400 words)
b) one final seminar paper (2000 words)
c) one short oral examination (½ hour)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012.
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