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73022-01 - Seminar: Philosophy of Animal Cognition: On Minds, Concepts and Thoughts in the Absence of Verbal Language 3 KP

Semester Herbstsemester 2024
Angebotsmuster einmalig
Dozierende Piera Filippi (piera.filippi@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn)
Inhalt
During the course, students will learn to read and interpret philosophical work on animal cognition. The following topics will be covered:
1. What is the nature of concepts and thoughts in human and nonhuman animals?
2. Do nonhuman animals have theory of mind?
3. How do nonhuman animals’ cognitive abilities compare to those of humans?
4. How do nonhuman animals communicate, and can we consider their communication systems a form of language?
5. Continuity and discontinuity between human and nonhuman animal cognition
Lernziele The overarching goal of this course is to develop the students’ knowledge on animal minds and cognition. Specifically, students attending this course will improve their competences in relation to the concepts of mind, thoughts and cognition, as well as the role of language in cognition within a cross-species perspective.

In addition, to reach the overall goal of the course, we will work on the following methodological sub-aims: 1. Read and interpret philosophical work, connecting concepts across key theories on animal minds. 2. Develop critical approach on empirical research on animal cognition. 3. Practice interdisciplinary thinking through connecting philosophical concepts and empirical findings in philosophy of language and mind and ethology.
Literatur A full list of references will be provided in the first sessions of the seminar.

- Premack, D. (2007). Human and animal cognition: Continuity and discontinuity. Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, 104(35), 13861-13867.
- Glock, H. J. (2000). Animals, thoughts and concepts. Synthese, 123, 35-64.
- Davidson, D.: 1985, ‘Rational Animals’, in E. LePore and B. McLaughlin (eds), Actions
- and Events, Blackwell, Oxford.
- Stich, S. P. (1983). From Folk Psychology to Cognitive Science: The Case against Belief. Behaviorism 14 (2):159-182.
- Menzel, R., & Fischer, J. (Eds.). (2011). Animal thinking: contemporary issues in comparative cognition (Vol. 8). MIT press.
- Allen, C., & Bekoff, M. (2007). Animal minds, cognitive ethology, and ethics. The Journal of Ethics, 11, 299-317.
- Dennett, D. C. (1989). The intentional stance. MIT press.

 

Teilnahmebedingungen Nur für Studierende, die bereits mind. 8 KPs in Philosophie erworben haben.
Unterrichtssprache Englisch
Einsatz digitaler Medien kein spezifischer Einsatz
HörerInnen willkommen

 

Intervall Wochentag Zeit Raum
wöchentlich Freitag 12.15-14.00 Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302

Einzeltermine

Datum Zeit Raum
Freitag 20.09.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 27.09.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 04.10.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 11.10.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 18.10.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 25.10.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 01.11.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 08.11.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 15.11.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 22.11.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 29.11.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Dies Academicus
Freitag 06.12.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 13.12.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Freitag 20.12.2024 12.15-14.00 Uhr Steinengraben 5, Seminarraum gross 302
Module Modul: Probleme der Theoretischen Philosophie (Bachelor Studienfach: Philosophie)
Modul: Theoretische Philosophie (Master Studienfach: Philosophie)
Leistungsüberprüfung Lehrveranst.-begleitend
An-/Abmeldung zur Leistungsüberprüfung Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: nicht erforderlich
Wiederholungsprüfung keine Wiederholungsprüfung
Skala Pass / Fail
Wiederholtes Belegen nicht wiederholbar
Zuständige Fakultät Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch
Anbietende Organisationseinheit Fachbereich Philosophie

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