- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
Philosophy of Mind 3800-FU22-M-OG
The aim of the class is to familiarize participants with the most important concepts, issues and theories of contemporary philosophy of mind and philosophy of psychology. During the course of the class the following problem blocks will be discussed (among others):
1] Concepts of everyday psychology and eliminativism,
2] The question of mental causality,
3] The issue of intentionality [criteria of distinguishing intentional states, the issue of content, concepts of intentionality].
4] Internalism and externalism in the philosophy of mind
5] The question of phenomenal consciousness [argument from knowledge, modal arguments].
6] Metaphysics of mind: selected issues
Type of course
general courses
Mode
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
Acquired knowledge:
- has a structured and detailed knowledge of contemporary philosophy of mind
- knows basic research methods and argumentative strategies appropriate for contemporary philosophy of mind
Acquired skills:
- can recognize the relationship of the philosophy of mind with other fields of philosophy: ontology, epistemology, philosophy of language
- can briefly present a written problem together with an argumentation for its solution
- can cite the main theses of read texts and critically comment on their arguments
- can read and interpret philosophical texts
Acquired social competences:
- can present their views to a group in a clear and understandable way
- is able to listen to a person of a different opinion and explain his/her views in a substantiated way.
Assessment criteria
final written test
Acceptable number of missed classes without formal explanation: 2 in a semester
Bibliography
Eliminatywizm i psychologia potoczna/Eliminativism and Folk Psychology
Fodor, J. (1992), Fodor’s Guide to Mental Representation: The Intelligent Auntie’s Vade-Mecum, w: A Theory of Content and Other Essays (przekład polski: Jak grać w reprezentacje umysłowe, w: Modele umysłu, Z. Chlewiński (red.))
Lewis, D. K. (1972), Psychophysical and Theoretical Identifications, “Australasian Journal of Philosophy”, Vol. 50, No. 3.
Churchland, P. M. (1981), Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes, “The Journal of Philosophy”, Vol. 78, No. 2.
Stich, S. (1983), rozdz. 5. A Content Theory of Belief, rozdz. 10 Will the Concepts of Folk Psychology Find a Place in Cognitive Science?, w: From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science. A Case Against Belief.
Stich. S. (1996), Deconstructing the Mind, w: Deconstructing the Mind.
Przyczynowość umysłowa/Mental causation
Kim, J. (2002), Problemy przyczynowania mentalnego, w: Umysł w świecie fizycznym, R. Poczobut (tłum.).
Davidson, D. (1993), Thinking Causes, w: Mental Causation, J. Heil, A. Mele (red.).
Fodor, J. (1987), Making Mind Matter More, “Journal of Philosophy”, Vol. 84, No. 11.
Chalmers, D. (1995), Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness, “Journal of Consciousness Studies”, Vol. 2, No. 3.
Intencjonalność/Intentionality
Searle, J. (1983), rozdz. 1 The Nature of Intentional States, w: Intentionality. An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind.
Dennett, D. (1971), Intentional Systems, “The Journal of Philosophy”, Vol. 68, No. 4.
Stich, S.; Laurence, S (1994), Intentionality and Naturalism, “Midwest Studies in Philosophy”, Vol. 19.
Argument z wiedzy/Knowledge argument
Jackson F. (1982) Epiphenomenal qualia, Philosophical Quarterly 32: 127–136.
Jackson F. (1986) What Mary didn't know? Journal of Philosophy 83: 291–295.
Stoljar D. & Nagasawa Y. (2004) Introduction (w: There is something about Mary: essays on phenomenal consciousness and Frank Jackson's knowledge argument, 2004)
Treść, eksternalizam, internalizm/Content, externalism, internalism
Burge Individualism and the Mental
Stalnaker On What's in the Head
Dennett Evolution, Error and Intentionality (chap. 8: Evolution, Error, and Intentionality)
Grabarczyk Directival Theory of Meaning Resurrected
Żegleń Treść i reprezentacje umysłowe, [w:] Przewodnik po filozofii umysłu (red. Miłkowski, Poczobut)
Clark Magic Words. How Language Augments Human Computation
Clark, Chalmers The Extended Mind
Metafizyka umysłu/Metaphysics of mind
Poczobut Relacje psychofizyczne, [w:] Przewodnik po filozofii umysłu (red. Miłkowski, Poczobut)
Kripke Identyczność a konieczność, przeł. T. Szubka, [w:] T. SZUBKA (red.), Metafizyka w filozofii analitycznej, Lublin: TN KUL 1995, s. 95-126
Chalmers, D (2008) „Świadomość i jej miejsce w naturze”, [w:] M. Miłkowski, R. Poczobut (red.), Analityczna metafizyka umysłu, s. 442–494
Iwanicki M. (2012) Dualizm psychofizyczny, w: Miłkowski, Poczobut (red.) Przewodnik po filozofii umysłu, Wydawnictwo WAM
Benovsky Dual-aspect monism
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
- Inter-faculty Studies in Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Computer Science
- Bachelor's degree, first cycle programme, Mathematics
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Computer Science
- Master's degree, second cycle programme, Mathematics
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