We find ourselves in the midst of the so-called boom of (neuro)cognitive sciences, facing the challenges of transhumanism and the questioning of the centrality of the human. The general aim of this course is to study and investigate a specific topic at the intersection of Philosophy of Science and the human sciences?specifically, the contact between the contemporary phenomenological current and the main representatives of the interdisciplinary field of (neuro)cognitive sciences.
From this starting point, we will delve into the mind/brain relationship within a renewed anthropology, enabling students to acquire both theoretical knowledge and research skills in the proposed topic.
? Topic 1: The neural boom: what are the (neuro)cognitive sciences?
? Topic 2: Mind?Brain relationship. The hard problem of consciousness.
? Topic 3: Naturalizing phenomenology
? Topic 4: Current trends: Cognitivism, connectionism, emergentism, enactivism
? Topic 5: Neurophenomenology, front-loading, microphenomenology, neurotheology
? Topic 6: 4E Cognition: embodied, embedded, enacted, extended
? Topic 7: Embodiment and intersubjectivity
Face-to-face learning:
? Lectures by the professor
? Student presentations
? Debates
? Final written exam
In order to sit the written exam in both the regular and resit sessions, students must have completed the other required assessment activities.
RESIT SESSION (IN-PERSON):
The evaluation criteria are the same as in the regular session. All assessment activities required during the course must be submitted. Grades for completed activities will be retained until the pending ones are completed. The same weighting criteria will apply as in the regular session.
? Individual work: Assignments for each topic ? 40%
? Final exam: Written test covering the entire syllabus ? 50%
? Participation: Active and respectful participation in class ? 10%
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- Newen, A., De Bruin, L. & Gallagher, S. (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of 4E cognition, Oxford, Oxford University Press 2018.