Curriculum
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Module A (6 CFUs)
The program of Module A will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the historical-theoretical meanings of the notion of consciousness
- Exposition of some essays by William James regarding the philosophical problem of the "matter of mind" and of the nature and function of consciousness
- Exposition of Henri Bergson's theory of the immediate data of consciousness and the nature of temporality
Module B (6 CFU)
The program of Module B will cover the following topics:
- Exposition and analysis of John Dewey's theory of organic circuit
- Exposition and analysis of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophical investigation of the relationship between the structure of behavior and consciousness
- Exposition and analysis of contemporary theories of 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive).
Module A
William James, Are We Automata?, in Essays in Psychology, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by W.R. Woodward, Harvard University Press 1984.
William James, Principles of Psychology. edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by R.B. Evans and G.E. Myers, Harvard University Press 1981, chapters VI and IX.
William James, Does consciousness exist?, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
William James, The experience of activity, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
Michela Bella, Ontology after Philosophical Psychology. The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind, Lexington 2019, pp. 1-59.
Recommended texts.
Horace Kallen William James and Henri Bergson: A Study in Contrasting Theories of Life, Createspace Independent Pub 1914
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Module B
John Dewey, The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology, in "Psychological Review" 3, (1896), pp. 357-370
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The Structure of Behavior, Duquesne University 1983
Shaun Gallagher, Embodied and Enactive Approaches to Cognition, Cambridge 2023
Recommended texts.
Emmanuel Alloa, Resistance of the Sensible World: An Introduction to Merleau-Ponty, Jane Todd (tr.), Fordham University Press, 2017
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Mutuazione: 20740062 FILOSOFIA TEORETICA in Filosofia L-5 R BAGGIO GUIDO
Programme
The course will examine the topic of consciousness through the analysis of some classic and contemporary texts from the philosophical, psychological and neuroscientific literature. Problematic issues regarding the nature and function of consciousness will be investigated from an interdisciplinary perspective that interweaves philosophy, psychology and cognitive sciences.Module A (6 CFUs)
The program of Module A will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the historical-theoretical meanings of the notion of consciousness
- Exposition of some essays by William James regarding the philosophical problem of the "matter of mind" and of the nature and function of consciousness
- Exposition of Henri Bergson's theory of the immediate data of consciousness and the nature of temporality
Module B (6 CFU)
The program of Module B will cover the following topics:
- Exposition and analysis of John Dewey's theory of organic circuit
- Exposition and analysis of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophical investigation of the relationship between the structure of behavior and consciousness
- Exposition and analysis of contemporary theories of 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive).
Core Documentation
For Erasmus students:Module A
William James, Are We Automata?, in Essays in Psychology, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by W.R. Woodward, Harvard University Press 1984.
William James, Principles of Psychology. edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by R.B. Evans and G.E. Myers, Harvard University Press 1981, chapters VI and IX.
William James, Does consciousness exist?, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
William James, The experience of activity, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
Michela Bella, Ontology after Philosophical Psychology. The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind, Lexington 2019, pp. 1-59.
Recommended texts.
Horace Kallen William James and Henri Bergson: A Study in Contrasting Theories of Life, Createspace Independent Pub 1914
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Module B
John Dewey, The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology, in "Psychological Review" 3, (1896), pp. 357-370
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The Structure of Behavior, Duquesne University 1983
Shaun Gallagher, Embodied and Enactive Approaches to Cognition, Cambridge 2023
Recommended texts.
Emmanuel Alloa, Resistance of the Sensible World: An Introduction to Merleau-Ponty, Jane Todd (tr.), Fordham University Press, 2017
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory but highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The evaluation takes place through a final oral examination on the topics and texts considered during the course and an evaluation of the active participation in class and in group works. The study by students attending the course of one of the "Recommended Texts" will be properly taken into account for the evaluation of the exam. Non-attending students must contact the professor to arrange supplementary written work of 5 pages on one of the course texts. Additional study of a text to be chosen from those indicated in the "Reference Bibliography" section of this programme is also required. ERASMUS students can do the examination in either English or French. teacher profile teaching materials
Module A (6 CFUs)
The program of Module A will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the historical-theoretical meanings of the notion of consciousness
- Exposition of some essays by William James regarding the philosophical problem of the "matter of mind" and of the nature and function of consciousness
- Exposition of Henri Bergson's theory of the immediate data of consciousness and the nature of temporality
Module B (6 CFU)
The program of Module B will cover the following topics:
- Exposition and analysis of John Dewey's theory of organic circuit
- Exposition and analysis of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophical investigation of the relationship between the structure of behavior and consciousness
- Exposition and analysis of contemporary theories of 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive).
Module A
William James, Are We Automata?, in Essays in Psychology, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by W.R. Woodward, Harvard University Press 1984.
William James, Principles of Psychology. edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by R.B. Evans and G.E. Myers, Harvard University Press 1981, chapters VI and IX.
William James, Does consciousness exist?, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
William James, The experience of activity, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
Michela Bella, Ontology after Philosophical Psychology. The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind, Lexington 2019, pp. 1-59.
Recommended texts.
Horace Kallen William James and Henri Bergson: A Study in Contrasting Theories of Life, Createspace Independent Pub 1914
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Module B
John Dewey, The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology, in "Psychological Review" 3, (1896), pp. 357-370
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The Structure of Behavior, Duquesne University 1983
Shaun Gallagher, Embodied and Enactive Approaches to Cognition, Cambridge 2023
Recommended texts.
Emmanuel Alloa, Resistance of the Sensible World: An Introduction to Merleau-Ponty, Jane Todd (tr.), Fordham University Press, 2017
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Mutuazione: 20740062 FILOSOFIA TEORETICA in Filosofia L-5 R BAGGIO GUIDO
Programme
The course will examine the topic of consciousness through the analysis of some classic and contemporary texts from the philosophical, psychological and neuroscientific literature. Problematic issues regarding the nature and function of consciousness will be investigated from an interdisciplinary perspective that interweaves philosophy, psychology and cognitive sciences.Module A (6 CFUs)
The program of Module A will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to the historical-theoretical meanings of the notion of consciousness
- Exposition of some essays by William James regarding the philosophical problem of the "matter of mind" and of the nature and function of consciousness
- Exposition of Henri Bergson's theory of the immediate data of consciousness and the nature of temporality
Module B (6 CFU)
The program of Module B will cover the following topics:
- Exposition and analysis of John Dewey's theory of organic circuit
- Exposition and analysis of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's philosophical investigation of the relationship between the structure of behavior and consciousness
- Exposition and analysis of contemporary theories of 4E cognition (embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive).
Core Documentation
For Erasmus students:Module A
William James, Are We Automata?, in Essays in Psychology, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by W.R. Woodward, Harvard University Press 1984.
William James, Principles of Psychology. edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis. Introductions by R.B. Evans and G.E. Myers, Harvard University Press 1981, chapters VI and IX.
William James, Does consciousness exist?, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
William James, The experience of activity, in Essays in Radical Empiricism, edited by F.H. Burkhardt, F. Bowers, and I.K. Skrupskelis, Harvard University Press 1976
Michela Bella, Ontology after Philosophical Psychology. The Continuity of Consciousness in William James's Philosophy of Mind, Lexington 2019, pp. 1-59.
Recommended texts.
Horace Kallen William James and Henri Bergson: A Study in Contrasting Theories of Life, Createspace Independent Pub 1914
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Module B
John Dewey, The Reflex Arc Concept in Psychology, in "Psychological Review" 3, (1896), pp. 357-370
Maurice Merleau-Ponty, The Structure of Behavior, Duquesne University 1983
Shaun Gallagher, Embodied and Enactive Approaches to Cognition, Cambridge 2023
Recommended texts.
Emmanuel Alloa, Resistance of the Sensible World: An Introduction to Merleau-Ponty, Jane Todd (tr.), Fordham University Press, 2017
Matthew Cobb, The Idea of the Brain: The Past and Future of Neuroscience, Basic Book 2020
Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory but highly recommended.Type of evaluation
The evaluation takes place through a final oral examination on the topics and texts considered during the course and an evaluation of the active participation in class and in group works. The study by students attending the course of one of the "Recommended Texts" will be properly taken into account for the evaluation of the exam. Non-attending students must contact the professor to arrange supplementary written work of 5 pages on one of the course texts. Additional study of a text to be chosen from those indicated in the "Reference Bibliography" section of this programme is also required. ERASMUS students can do the examination in either English or French.