Study-unit PHILOSOPHY OF MIND II
| Course name | Philosophy and psychological science and techniques |
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| Study-unit Code | A003446 |
| Curriculum | Comune a tutti i curricula |
| Lecturer | Vera Matarese |
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| CFU | 6 |
| Course Regulation | Coorte 2023 |
| Supplied | 2023/24 |
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| Sector | M-FIL/02 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Type of learning activities | Attività formativa monodisciplinare |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | Mental phenomena such as desires, fears and thoughts play a crucial role in human activities. One could even maintain that mentality is essential to human nature, as some sort of mental life is necessary for being fully human. This course covers a wide range of issues in contemporary philosophy of mind, such as mental content, the mind-body relation, mental causation, consciousness, the nature of the mind, personal identity, free will, positionality and gender identity. We will explore these topics with a more traditional, a priori methodology, as well as an empirically-oriented approach, which is based on recent scientific developments in neuroscience. Students will be invited to reflect about the main philosophical topics of philosophy of mind, as well as on the methodological and meta-philosophical issues relevant to this fascinating discipline. |
| Reference texts | Stich, S. P., & Warfield, T. A. (2008). The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind. John Wiley & Sons. |
| Educational objectives | Logical-Analytical skills; acquisition of intellectual virtues; competences in philosophy of mind. |
| Prerequisites | Level English B2 |
| Teaching methods | Frontal Lectures; discussion groups; tutorials |
| Other information | Students are expected to cover all the material uploaded on unistudium plus selected chapter from the textbook |
| Learning verification modality | Written exam; you'll have to answer a set of questions. Students with DSA or disabilities are invited to check the following web-page https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa and make contact with the lecturer. |
| Extended program | if you come to class, your notes will be sufficient. If not: you MUST study the textbook (chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,9,10,15,16), PLUS you have to study ALL THE READINGS/power points and watch all the videos uploaded in Unistudium. |
| Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile | 4, 5, 10 |