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Lecture type	Total
Lectures	30

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

The objective of the course is familiarizing students with philosophy of mind, according to its main topics and problems: supervenience, mental content, mental causation, computational theory of mind, connectionism, consciousness. Particular focus will be on precise exposition of concepts and theoretical positions, on detailed presentation of concrete arguments and counterarguments, and on introducing students to the wider interdisciplinary context.


1. Introductory lecture (2L)
2. Dualism (2L)
3. Behaviorism, identity theory (2L)
4. Functionalism (2L)
5. Eliminativism, fictionalism (2L)
6. Supervenience (2L)
7. Mental content (2L)
8. Mental causation (2L)
9. Artificial intelligence (2L)
10. Computational theory of mind (2L)
11. Chinese room argument (2L)
12. Connectionism (2L)
13. Consciousness (2L)
14. Explanatory gap (2L)
15. Knowledge argument (2L)

1. Berčić, Boran: Filozofija - svezak drugi,
2. Block, Flanagan, Guzeldere (ed.): The Nature of Consciousness
3. Chalmers, David: Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
4. Crane, Tim: Elements of Mind
5. Philosophy of Mind: Philosophy of Mind: A Contemporary Introduction
6. Hudoletnjak Grgić, Pećnjak, Grgić: Aspekti uma
7. Prijić, Miščević: Filozofija psihologije: zbornik tekstova
8. Ravenscroft, Ian: Philosophy of Mind
9. Russell, Norvig: Artificial Intelligence. A Modern Approach

Mandatory course - Regular studij - Philosophy