This course aims to foster the knowledge of the historical development of the main themes, problems and theories on psychological processes. In partcular the course is aimed at a critical understanding of the evolution of naturalized conceptualizations of mind, from those elaborated by philosophy to those advanced by the scientific revolution onwards, up to experimental psychology and cognitive sciences and neuroscience in the 20th century. The evolution of the sciences of the mind will be discussed in its relationship with the history of philosophical ideas and other human sciences such as sociology and anthropology, in its close intertwining with the natural and biological sciences. At the same time the history of the sciences of mind will be situated in the context of concrete history, such as the material, economic and techological transofrmations.
Particular attention will be given to the examination of the evolution of the psychological models of explanation of cognitive and communication processes.
The course will also examine the history of the cultural and moral impact of developments of the sciences of the mind with particular regard to the applications of cognitive science and neuroscience technologies in the 20th century.
The course aims to achieve these learning outcomes:
1) an organic knowledge of the major research programs, concepts, and problems of the mind sciences, experimental psychology, and cognitive sciences;
2) the ability to contextualize, analyze, and critically interpret the ideas and models of explanation of the sciences of mind also in relation to other research disciplines, material history, culture, ethics, and technological evolution;
3) the historical and theoretical tools for understanding the transformations of psychological and scientific models of cognitive and communication processes.
4) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary to the study of the history of the sciences of the mind and for acquiring good analytical and argumentative skills in written and oral form.
The monographic part of the program this year aims to critically illustrate the history of: a) naturalized conceptions of emotions, the evolution of theories on the relationship between body/brain and emotions; b) the studies on the biological correlates of emotional processes; c) the relationships between cognitive processes, communication and emotions.
Particular attention will be given to the examination of the evolution of the psychological models of explanation of cognitive and communication processes.
The course will also examine the history of the cultural and moral impact of developments of the sciences of the mind with particular regard to the applications of cognitive science and neuroscience technologies in the 20th century.
The course aims to achieve these learning outcomes:
1) an organic knowledge of the major research programs, concepts, and problems of the mind sciences, experimental psychology, and cognitive sciences;
2) the ability to contextualize, analyze, and critically interpret the ideas and models of explanation of the sciences of mind also in relation to other research disciplines, material history, culture, ethics, and technological evolution;
3) the historical and theoretical tools for understanding the transformations of psychological and scientific models of cognitive and communication processes.
4) the lexical and conceptual tools necessary to the study of the history of the sciences of the mind and for acquiring good analytical and argumentative skills in written and oral form.
The monographic part of the program this year aims to critically illustrate the history of: a) naturalized conceptions of emotions, the evolution of theories on the relationship between body/brain and emotions; b) the studies on the biological correlates of emotional processes; c) the relationships between cognitive processes, communication and emotions.
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Mutuazione: 20710736 STORIA DELLE SCIENZE DELLA MENTE in Scienze della Comunicazione L-20 R CANALI STEFANO
