227-1047-00L Consciousness: From Philosophy to Neuroscience (University of Zurich)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2020 |
| Dozierende | D. Kiper |
| Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
| Lehrsprache | Englisch |
| Kommentar | No enrolment to this course at ETH Zurich. Book the corresponding module directly at UZH. UZH Module Code: INI410 Mind the enrolment deadlines at UZH: https://www.uzh.ch/cmsssl/en/studies/application/mobilitaet.html |
| Kurzbeschreibung | This seminar reviews the philosophical and phenomenological as well as the neurobiological aspects of consciousness. The subjective features of consciousness are explored, and modern research into its neural substrate, particularly in the visual domain, is explained. Emphasis is placed on students developing their own thinking through a discussion-centered course structure. |
| Lernziel | The course's goal is to give an overview of the contemporary state of consciousness research, with emphasis on the contributions brought by modern cognitive neuroscience. We aim to clarify concepts, explain their philosophical and scientific backgrounds, and to present experimental protocols that shed light on on a variety of consciousness related issues. |
| Inhalt | The course includes discussions of scientific as well as philosophical articles. We review current schools of thought, models of consciousness, and proposals for the neural correlate of consciousness (NCC). |
| Skript | None |
| Literatur | We display articles pertaining to the issues we cover in the class on the course's webpage. |
| Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Since we are all experts on consciousness, we expect active participation and discussions! |