Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science Oberseminar
Instructor:
Prof Hong Yu Wong (Philosophy/CIN)
Cross-listed in:
Philosophy, Cognitive Science, Max Planck Graduate Training Centre
Course website:
https://sites.google.com/site/whywong/teaching/
Time and Location:
Fridays, 4-7 pm, Forum Scientiarum Small Seminar Room
Theme: Rational Animals
How do we understand rationality in animal minds? How does this differ from understanding rationality in human minds?
Reading:
We will read and discuss essays from Susan Hurley and Matthew Nudds(eds.) Rational Animals (Oxford University Press, 2006) and more recent articles on animal rationality.
Prerequisites:
Students are expected to have taken prior classes in either philosophy of mind, philosophy of action, philosophy of language, epistemology or decision theory. (This requirement is waived for students of the GTC Neural and Behavioral School.)
Application for Attendance:
The Oberseminar will be limited to 15 participants. Attendance is by invitation or application only.
To apply to attend, students must email action.in.tuebingen@gmail.com by April 25, 2017 with the following details:
(1) the degree program they are studying for (e.g. MA Philosophy, MSc Cognitive Science, PhD Philosophy, PhD Cognitive Neuroscience);
(2) a short statement (< 200 words) about their interest in their class;
(3) a CV; and
(4) for MA, MSc or BA students, please provide a list of related classes you have taken, the grades you received for these classes, and your grade point average (e.g. 1.5).
Please write ‘Oberseminar Application’ in the subject line of your email.
Any queries about the class are to be directed to the address action.in.tuebingen@gmail.com.
Sessions:
April 21: Information session at Forum Scientiarum
April 28: Chapters 2, 3, 4 (Kacelnik, Dretske and Millikan)
May 12: Chapter 6 (Hurley)
May 26 tba
June 2 tba
(?) June 9 tba
June 30 tba
July 7 tba
July 14 tba
July 21 tba
July 28 tba