ID:
181004
Dettaglio:
SSD: History of Philosophy
Duration: 36
CFU: 6
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
PHILOSOPHY, SCIENCES AND SOCIETY - 181-270/Mente, conoscenza, realtà Year: 2
Year:
2025
By the end of the course, students will have become familiar with the problems, methods, and topics of the philosophy of various mental phenomena; they will have developed the ability to engage in philosophical reflection on issues related to the domain of the mind and the human person; and they will have improved their ability to communicate philosophical content, both in written and oral form.
The expected learning outcomes include:
Some level of familiarity with analytic style philosophy.
Lectures alternating with the reading and discussion of short essays.
Oral examination (interview)
The interview aims to assess:
a) the ability to produce and recognize characteristic forms of argumentation, with particular emphasis on thought experiments;
b) the ability to understand a philosophical text, assessed through the analysis of a short excerpt;
c) knowledge of the main metaphysical theories of mental phenomena.
The interview will consist of between 3 and 5 questions, depending on the quality of the answers, which will be evaluated based on:
The result will be communicated at the end of the interview.
The final grade is expressed on a scale of thirty.
The mind-body problem from Descartes to the modern days. The metaphysics of the mind based on thought-experiments.
The program for non-attending students is identical to the program for attending students.
Further details and didactical supports will eventually be published on the E-learning page dedicated to the course (Moodle platform).
Students can communicate with the teacher by email, over and above the e-learning area.