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Lecturer(s)
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Moural Josef, doc. RNDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1. Introduction. 2. Historical survey, remaining problems and questions. 3. Behaviorism in psychologiy. Gilbert Ryle. 4. Older materialism (type-type) and eliminativism (Smart, Place, Feyerabend). 5. Functionalism (computational, causal). Putnam, Armstrong, Lewis. 6. Anomalous monism (Davidson). 7. Anti-reductionism and qualia (Nagel, Jackson, Chalmers). 8. Recent materialism (Dennett, Churchlands). 9. Parfit and personal identity. 10. Modal approach (Kripke, Chalmers). 11. Searle I: biological naturalism, critiscism of the computational model. 12. Searle II: intentionality, direction-of-fit, perception. 13. Summary and prospects.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course combines basic survey of the philosophy of mind (as a significant thematic area of the contemporary philosophy) with closer expositions of selected questions. Instructive texts of John Searle represent the main material for seminar. Philosophical position of this author serves us, generally, as a continuous point of reference: such perspective helps to keep a compactness of the course.
Student acquaints with important outlines of the modern history of philosophy of mind; and become familiar with the most notable topics of this discipline.
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Prerequisites
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Special preconditions are not required.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Student follow the lectures. They make preparations for the seminar regularly and participate actively in it. The examination covers the topics from the lectures and the seminar.
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Recommended literature
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Polák, M. Filosofie mysli; Triton. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-261-0313-4.
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Polák, M. Kapitoly z filosofie mysli; Západočeská univerzita v Plzni. Plzeň, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0354-7.
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Searle, J. Mind: A Brief Introduction. Oxford, 2005.
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