Teaching

Winter 2020/21

A new introductory module in Philosophy:

Einführung in die Philosophy/ Introduction to Philosophy

and

Philosophische Übungen

Double Hauptseminar:

(with Julia Peters) Expression, Wednesdays 2-4

Oberseminar:

Research Seminar on Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science, Fridays 4-7

Block Hauptseminare:

(with Alison Springle and Krisztina Orbán) Ruth Millikan's Beyond Concepts (Oxford, 2017) - January 2021

Recording of seminar 1 with Ruth Millikan on Unicepts and Unitrackers (chapters 3-5)
Seminar 2 on Natural Signs and Infosigns (chapters 9-11)
Seminar 3 on Intentional Signs and Teleosemantics (chapters 6 & 12)
Seminar 4 on Language, Perception, and Direct Reference (chapters 2, 13-14)

(with Pablo Grassi and Michael Bannert) Measuring Consciousness: on the search for the neural correlates of consciousness - February 2021

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Older courses:

Summer 2017

Students: please note that there are changes to Prof. Wong's teaching plans for summer 2017 due to an accident that he suffered.

CANCELLED due to medical reasons:

Vorlesung (Lecture) Philosophy of Action

Proseminar (rescheduled as Blockseminar at the end of term)

Philosophy of Action

- April 21, 4.15-4.30 pm: Information session at Forum Scientiarum

Hauptseminar (Blockseminar)

Body and Self

- April 21, 4.30-4.45 pm: Information session at Forum Scientiarum

Oberseminar

Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science: Rational Animals

Fridays 4-7 pm, Forum Scientiarum, Kleiner Seminarraum

- NOTE: This oberseminar is limited to 15 participants. Attendance is by invitation or application only.
- April 21, 4.45-5.00 pm: Information session at Forum Scientiarum

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Previous courses:

Winter 2016/2017

Graduate Seminar/Hauptseminar

Person and Self

Instructors: Hong Yu Wong and Krisztina Orban

Wednesday 2-4 pm, Forum Scientiarum, Großer Seminarraum

Oberseminar

Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science: Predictive Coding

Instructors: Hong Yu Wong and Chiara Brozzo

Thursdays 4-6 pm, Forum Scientiarum, Großer Seminarraum

Graduate Seminar (Block Seminar)

Philosophical Issues from Developmental Psychology

Instructors: Stephen Butterfill (Warwick) and Hong Yu Wong

Block seminar: Feb 8-10, 2017, Hölderlinzimmer, Alte Burse

Winter 2015

Graduate Seminar

Topics in the Philosophy of Cognitive Science: The Developing Mind

Instructors: Hong Yu Wong, Chiara Brozzo, Krisztina Orban, Katia Samoilova, Gregor Hochstetter

Guest instructors: Stephen Butterfill (Warwick) and Victor Verdejo (UCL)

A detailed schedule is here

Summer 2015

Graduate Seminar

Embodied Agency

Click here for CAMPUS system listing for this course

Winter 2014

Graduate seminar

Personal and Sub-Personal

This will be held as a block seminar in January 2015.

Winter 2012

Gradute seminar

Mental Architecture

Liz Irvine, Catherine Stinson, Kirsten Volz, and Hong Yu Wong

Click here for CAMPUS system listing for this course

NOTE!

This seminar will be conducted as a block seminar over 2 days on February 20 and March 6 at Raum X, Burse.

Cross-listed in:

Tübingen Philosophy

Tübingen Cognitive Science Program

Max Planck Neural and Behavioural Graduate School

The theme of the seminar is what the architecture of the mind is. The seminar is structured around three interwoven themes:

(1) Accounts of mental architecture

(2) Methodological issues in approaching mental architecture

(3) Conceptions of explanation presupposed in accounts of mental architecture

In this class we will explore different ways of characterising mental architectures, and methodological questions surrounding the identification of particular architectures. Topics will be based around: modularity (both Fodorian and massive modularity), computational approaches within AI (including symbolic and connectionist models), methodological questions about architectures arising within neuropsychology and neuroimaging, and a case study of dual-systems theories of decision making. For details please consult the syllabus.

Click here for the SYLLABUS.

Course Prerequisites:

One course in philosophy of mind/psychology/neuroscience.

Course Requirements:

1 essay of 3000 words each and 4 summaries (300 words each) on the literature (see syllabus for details).

Summer 2012

Graduate seminar

Explaining Consciousness?

Liz Irvine and Hong Yu Wong

Max Planck Graduate School of Neural & Behavioural Sciences

Thursdays, 4-6 pm

Seminar Room, FIN Building

CIN-MPI Seminar series

Body Perception

Sally Linkenauger, Betty Mohler, Catherine Stinson, and Hong Yu Wong

Usual locations: MRZ Seminar Room

Occasional Mondays, 4-6 pm

CEU Summer University

Problems of the Self

Directors: Natalie Sebanz (CEU/Donders) and Hong Yu Wong (CIN)

Faculty: Peter Callero (Western Oregon, Sociology), Gunther Knoblich (CEU Cog Sci), Beatrice Longuenesse (NYU Philosophy), Christopher Peacocke (Columbia Philosophy), Philippe Rochat (Emory, Psychology), Paul Snowdon (UCL Philosophy), Manos Tsakiris (Royal Holloway, Psychology)

CEU Cognitive Science Department, Budapest

June 25 - July 5, 2012

Winter 2011

CIN Graduiertenkolleg Seminar

Themes in Contemporary Philosophy of Psychology and Neuroscience: The Senses

Catrin Misselhorn and Hong Yu Wong

Block Seminar format, see website for details

CIN Graduiertenkolleg Seminar

Models, Mechanisms, and Levels

Liz Irvine, Kirsten Volz, and Hong Yu Wong

Wednesdays, 12-2 pm

Raum X, Burse, Philosophisches Seminar, Bursagasse 1