Philosophy of Cognitive Science

Students acquire basic knowledge of the interdisciplinary field of cognitive science which includes the following basic disciplines: psychology, computer science (AI), neuroscience, linguistics and philosophy. They analyze basic theoretical concepts and methods used by different scientific disciplines.
Students learn about different approaches in cognitive science: classical symbolic approach, connectionism and modeling with neural networks and embodied and situated cognition with artificial life research and robotics.
The questions about the relationship between different scientific disciplines (e.g. autonomy and reduction) and epistemological questions about first / third person research are also considered.
The emphasis in seminar work is on investigation on particular areas (cognitive theories of language, AI, neurophilosophy (e.g. free will) and neuroethics, philosophical and ethical implications of new cognitive technologies).