WMSFang: Philosophy of beliefs - How we understand self, others and the world? Preliminary introduction. WF-FI-212-WMAN-PIE21

Knowledge:

1. the student knows and understands the historical character of the selected topics on beliefs in the philosophy of mind;

2. the student knows the ideas and arguments used by the supporters of discussed approaches on beliefs in the philosophy of mind;

3. the student understands and recognizes the problems related to the selected topics on beliefs in the philosophy of mind.

Skills:

1. the student reads and interprets philosophical texts on the selected topics on beliefs in the philosophy of mind;

2. the student sees and recognizes the philosophical problems associated with the selected topics on beliefs in the philosophy of mind.

Competences:

1. the student knows the scope of his knowledge in the selected topics on beliefs in the philosophy of mindy;

2. the student understands the need for continuous learning and development in the field of philosophical issues presented during classes

ECTS [1 ECTS = 30 (25) hours]:

participation in the lecture: 0-30 hours

reading of texts: 30-60 hours

preparation for the exam: 60-90 hours

Total hours (average): 120 [120/30 (25) = 4]

Number of ECTS: 4

Oral exam based on the lectures and recommended reading material.

The final grade is the weighted average of the grade for attendance (1/3), preparation for classes, knowledge of the ordered reading and preparation of the paper (1/3) and the grade for the final exam (1/3).

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Baron-Cohen Simon, 1995, Mindblindness: An Essay on Autism and Theory of Mind, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Bortolotti, L. (2010). Delusions and Other Irrational Beliefs. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Bowers, Jeffrey S. and Colin J. Davis, 2012, “Bayesian Just-so Stories in Psychology and Neuroscience.”, Psychological Bulletin, 138(3): 389–414. doi:10.1037/a0026450.
Carruthers, Peter and Peter K. Smith (eds.), 1996, Theories of Theories of Mind, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511597985.
Churchland, Paul M., 1981, “Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes”, The Journal of Philosophy, 78(2): 67–90. doi:10.2307/2025900.
Dennett, Daniel C., 1987, The Intentional Stance, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Dennett, Daniel C., 1991, “Real Patterns”, The Journal of Philosophy, 88(1): 27–51. doi:10.2307/2027085.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter, 2005, “Folk Psychology as a Model”, Philosopher’s Imprint, 5(November): art. 6. [Godfrey-Smith 2005 available online]
Hutto, D. 2008, Folk Psychological Narratives. The Sociocultural Basis of Understanding Reasons, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Stich, Stephen P., 1983, From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science: The Case Against Belief, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

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