Преподавател(и):

проф. Лилия Гурова  д-р

Описание на курса:

Компетенции:

Students who complete this course:

1) will know:

• what is the role of philosophy in the interdisciplinary project called ‘cognitive science’

• what is at stake in the main philosophical discussions in and around cognitive science

2) will be able to:

• discuss the pros and cons of famous philosophical arguments in cognitive science;

• reflect on the main positions in a chosen philosophical debate.

Предварителни изисквания:
none

Форми на провеждане:
Редовен

Учебни форми:
Семинар

Език, на който се води курса:
Български

Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:

1. Philosophy in cognitive science vs. philosophy of cognitive science
2. A review of some of the core philosophical discussions: the mind-body problem, the nature-nurture debate, the debates on modularity, rationality, explanation, and the role of mirror neurons for the theory of mind.
3. How to write a philosophical review paper

Литература по темите:

• Brook, A. (2009а). Topic Introduction: Philosophy in and Philosophy of Cognitive Science. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (2), 216-230.

• Brook, A. (2009b). Topic Introduction: Philosophy in and Philosophy of Cognitive Science, Part II. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (3), 547.

• Bechtel, W. (2009). Constructing a Philosophy of Science of Cognitive Science. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (3), 548-569.

• Cain, M. J., (1915). The Philosophy of Cognitive Science. New York: Wiley.

• Dennett, D. (2009). The Part of Cognitive Science that is Philosophy. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (2), 231-236.

• Jacob, P. (2009). A Philosopher’s Reflection on the Discovery of Mirror Neurons. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (3), 570-595.

• Margolis, E., Samuels, R., Stich, S. (Eds.) (2017). The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Cognitive Science. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

• Stainton, R. (Ed.) (2006). Contemporary Debates in Cognitive Science. Oxford: Blackwell.

• Thagard, P. (2009). Why Cognitive Science Needs Philosophy and Vice Versa. Topics in Cognitive Science 1 (2), 237-254.