(in Polish) K: Introduction to the philosophy of cognitive science

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Course ID:	WF-FI-1123-KFPIEK202
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0223) Philosophy and ethics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	K: Introduction to the philosophy of cognitive science
Organizational unit:	Institute of Philosophy
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Course homepage:	https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_Yjg5M2ZkMWMtMWMzMC00MzEyLWE1YmUtNjA0YjIyZDg0MTE3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2212578430-c51b-4816-8163-c7281035b9b3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2265057889-6a1d-49c4-9ad6-80818d75edc2%22%7d
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Subject level:	elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:	FI1_W10 FI1_W14 FI1_U05 FI1_U13 FI1_K02
Short description:	The aim of the on-line seminar is to introduce into the main issues and problem of the philosophy of cognitive science.
Full description:	The aim of the on-line seminar is to introduce into the main issues and problem of the philosophy of cognitive science. The seminar is historical and systematic. First, we will discuss the sources of cognitive science, and then the primary topics in the philosophy of cognitive science. Such as, among others the nature of the representation (representationalism, antirepresentationalism, S-representations), the problem of explanations (dynamical, mechanistic), explanatory models (functionalism, mechanism, organistic), bounds of cognition, etc.
Bibliography:	(Selected literature) Barandiaran, X. E. (2007). „Mental Life: conceptual models and synthetic methodologies for a postcognitivist psychology”. In The World, the Mind and the Body: Psychology after cognitivism, eds. B. Wallace, A. Ross, J. Davies, T. Anderson. (Exeter, Imprint Academic), 49—90. Bechtel, W. (2011). Mechanism and biological explanation. Philosophy of Science, 78, 533–557. Chemero, A. (2009). Radical Embodied Cognitive Science. Cambridge: MIT Press. Chomsky, N. (1957/2002). Syntactic structures. Berlin – New York: Mouton de Gruyter. Craver, C. F., Tabery, J. (2019). "Mechanisms in Science", In The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2019 Edition), (ed.) E. N. Zalta (ed.), URL = <https://plato.stanford.edu/archives/sum2019/entries/science-mechanisms/>. Gibson, J. J. (1979). The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. New York: Psychology Press. Godfrey-Smith, P. (1996). Complexity and the Function of Mind in Nature. Cambridge University Press, 1996. Neisser, U. (1976). Cognition and reality: Principles and implications of cognitive psychology. New York: Freeman. Ramsey W. M. (2007) Representation reconsidered. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press. Salmon, W. C. (1984). Scientific Explanation and the Causal Structure of the World. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:	ECTS [2 ECTS = 30 (25) hours]: participation in the lecture: 0-30 hours preparation for the exam: 30-60 hours Total hours (average): 60 [60/30 (25) = 4] Number of ECTS: 4 • Knowledge: student knows and understand contemporary discuss concerning philosophy of cognitive science, its terminology and concepts. He/She recognizes the basic philosophical problems concerning cognitive science and theories of mind or brin. He/She understands the specific relation between philosophy and cognitive science. • Abilities: student single-handedly reads and understands the more philosophical articles concerning philosophy of cognitive science. • Expertise: student efficiently organizes his/her work.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Seminar with the element of the lecture. Joint reading of texts and discussion. • 2 - student doesn't know the sources and basic issues of philosophy of cognitive science. He/She doesn't recognize the most important thesis and problems concerning this discipline. • 3 - student badly knows the sources and basic issues of philosophy of cognitive science. He/She has a problem with recognize the most important thesis and problems concerning this discipline. • 4 - student knows the sources and basic issues of philosophy of cognitive science. He/She recognizes the most important thesis and problems concerning this discipline. • 5 - student very good knows the f sources and basic issues of philosophy of cognitive science. He recognizes the most important thesis and problems concerning this discipline, and he/she can use this knowledge into philosophical discussion. Exam - Oral Exam (on Ms Teams) and/or writing an essay
Practical placement:	n/a

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