PH0227 Introduction to Philosophy of Mind

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Marek Picha, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Jan Zouhar, CSc.
Department of Philosophy – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Hana Holmanová
Timetable
Tue 13:20–14:55 A11 stara
Prerequisites
SOUHLAS
(a) critical (b) mind (c) ability to read
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course is focused on basic problems of analytical philosophy of mind: students become acquainted with dominant psycho-physical conceptions and with some other relevant topics.
Syllabus
  • [1] properties of mental states
  • [2] dualism
  • [3] behaviorism
  • [4] mind/brain identity theory
  • [5] functionalism
  • [6] supervenience
  • [7] Chinese room experiment
  • [8] Knowledge & Zombie Argument
Literature
  • 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
  • GÁLIKOVÁ, Silvia. Úvod do filozofie mysle :prípad psychofyzického problému. 1. vyd. Martin: Vydavateľstvo Honner, 2001, 138 s. ISBN 80-968399-3-4. info
  • SEARLE, John R. Mysl, mozek a věda. Edited by Marek Nekula. Vyd. 1. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1994, 129 s. ISBN 8020405097. info
  • LODGE, David. Profesorské hrátky. Translated by Eva Kondrysová. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2002, 357 s. ISBN 8020010386. info
  • PICHA, Marek. Chybějící qualia: strukturní analýza (Missing Qualia: the structural analysis). Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2005, 105 pp. Katedra filozofie FF MU, svazek 1. ISBN 80-210-3890-X. info
  • DAWKINS, R. Mysel'/telo/stroj. Edited by Egon Gál - Jozef Kelemen, Translated by Peter Bugár. 1. vyd. Bratislava: Bradlo, 1992, 218 s. ISBN 80-7127-032-6. info
  • THAGARD, Paul. Úvod do kognitivní vědy :mysl a myšlení. Vyd. 1. Praha: Portál, 2001, 231 s. ISBN 80-7178-445-1. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
HODNOCENÍ: domácí úlohy (až 40%), smysluplná aktivita na semináři (až 30%) + závěrečný test (až 60%). Podmínkou zápočtu je získání alespoň 70%.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/~picha
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007, Autumn 2008.
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