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Course: Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 3 (Embodied Cognitive Science)

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Course title Topics in Contemporary Philosophy 3 (Embodied Cognitive Science)
Course code KFI/NTCP3
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Halák Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
unspecified

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming), Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
The course will be in English: students are expected to master English in spoken and written form.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam, Student performance

Students are expected to read excerpts from primary texts before each lesson, to actively participate in discussions during the lessons, and to fulfil several writing assignments.
Recommended literature
  • Gallagher, S., Zahavi, D. (2013). The Phenomenological Mind. Routledge.
  • Gallagher, Shaun. (2022). Phenomenology. London.
  • Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. (1942). La structure du comportement. Paris.
  • Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. (1963). The Structure of Behaviour. Boston.
  • Thompson, Evan. (2010). Mind in Life: Biology, Phenomenology, and the Sciences of Mind. Cambridge.
  • Varela, F., Thompson, E. & Rosch, E. (1993). The embodied mind: Cognitive science and human experience. Cambridge.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2015) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Philosophy (2019) Category: Philosophy, theology - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 06.06.2024 00:09.