Philosophy of Mind
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Description
The course surveys the main distinctions employed in the description and analysis of mental phenomena, states and dispositions from Husserl, James, Moore, Russell and Wittgenstein to Searle, Putnam, Burge and after. It then discusses in some detail ten topics - certainty; perception & transparency; meaning something with an expression and meanings; time-consciousness; reasons, motives, rationality, causes and becauses; knowledge & belief; imagination; mental modes, grammatical moods and modalities; (neo-Jamesian accounts of) emotions; egos, selves, persons and bundles.
Objectives
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Teaching mode
In presence
Learning methods
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Examination information
Evaluation method: essay.
Education
- Master of Arts in Philosophy, Lecture, 1st year
