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| Code | FDB1730 |
| Name | Basic Problems of Philosophy of Mind |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Merve KOYUNCU |
| Course Instructor |
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Course Goal / Objective
By seeing the beginning of the discussions of philosophy of mind, which is also the subject of classical philosophy, understanding its place in modern thought and contemporary philosophy, and learning and interpreting the basic views on the research topics within its field.
Course Content
Concept of mind, problem of consciousness, mind-body problem, problem of other minds, artificial intelligence theory, theories of mind, subjectivity of consciousness.
Course Precondition
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Resources
Blackmore, S. (2017). Bilinç üzerine konuşmalar (S. Akbıyık, Çev.). İstanbul: Küre Yayıncılık. Chomsky, N. (2011). Dil ve zihin incelemelerinde yeni ufuklar (F. B. Aydar, Çev.). İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi. Churchland, P. S. (2019). Nörofelsefe (Ö. Yılmaz, Çev.). İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları. Çitil, A. A. (2014). Çağdaş felsefeden kesitler. İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi AUZEF Yayınları. Dennett, D. C. (2017). Bilinç açıklanıyor. (S. Kibar, Çev.). İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları Heil, J. (2020). Zihin felsefesi: Çağdaş bir giriş (S. Akbıyık ve M. Bilgili, Çev.). İstanbul: Küre Yayınları. Hofstadter, D. R., Dennett, D. C., & Doruker, F. (2008). Aklın gözü: benlik ve ruh üzerine hayaller ve düşünceler. Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. Jackendoff, R. (1987). Consciousness and the computational mind. Cambridge: The MIT Press. Libet, B. (1985). Unconscious cerebral initiative and the role of conscious will in voluntary action. Behavioral and brain sciences, 8(4), 529-539. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00044903 Nagel, T. (1974). What is it like to be a bat? The Philosophical Review, 83(4), 435–450. https://doi.org/10.2307/2183914 Papineau, D. (2021, Yaz). Naturalism, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, (Edward N. Zalta (ed.) Revonsuo, A. (2010). Consciousness: the science of subjectivity. East Sussex: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Searle, J. R. (1980). Minds, brains, and programs. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3(3):417-57. Turing, A. M. (1950). Computing machinery and intelligence. Mind, 59, 433–460. https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/LIX.236.433
Notes
Searle, J. R. (1980). Minds, brains, and programs. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 3(3):417-57.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the topics that philosophy of mind deals with as a philosophical discipline. |
| LO02 | Explains the historical development of philosophy of mind. |
| LO03 | Understands the mind & body problem. |
| LO04 | Determines the place of philosophy of mind in contemporary philosophy and understands its importance. |
| LO05 | Knows the discussions that philosophy of mind is related to in contemporary philosophy and establishes intellectual contact with these discussions. |
| LO06 | Explains the connection of philosophy of mind with neuroscience, psychology and technical sciences, with which it is related in terms of interdisciplinarity. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. | 2 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students perform original researches on the field. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can do original research in the field. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this issue. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discusses and presents the research report. | 3 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use individual and team work skills in national and international projects | 2 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognize the basic sources of the field to use in scientific studies. | 4 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | 4 |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection) | |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | 4 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is Philosophy of Mind? | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | The Concept of Mind in Ancient Times | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Concept of Mind in Aristotle | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Anlatım |
| 4 | The Problem of Dualism in Descartes | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | The Mind & Body Problem and Basic Approaches | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | The Problem of Other Minds | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 7 | Basic Theories in Contemporary Philosophy | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 9 | Naturalistic Theory of Mind | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 10 | Naturalism and Its Implications | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | The Concept of Mind in the Dilemma of Genetics and Environment | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 12 | The Problem of Personal Identity | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Can Machines Think? | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | History of the Idea of Artificial Intelligence | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | The Problem of Qualia | Scanning the resources about the subject and making a preliminary study | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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| 17 | Term Exams | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 16 | 32 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 150 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,00 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||