Lehre
Forschungsstelle Neurophilosophie und Ethik der Neurowissenschaften
Lehre an der Forschungsstelle
An der Forschungsstelle können Sie nicht nur Lehrveranstaltungen zur Philosophie des Geistes, der Philosophie der Neurowissenschaften und der Biologie besuchen, sondern auch ein vielfältiges Angebot zu neuroethischen und evolutionsbiologischen Fragen der Moraltheorie wahrnehmen. Die Lehrveranstaltungen von Prof. Stephan Sellmaier und Dr. Christopher Erhard finden sich im LSF-System. Zusätzlich steht Ihnen das umfangreiche Lehrangebot der GSN offen.
Criteria for credit points
Introduction to neurophilosophy (3 ECTS)
- Regular attendance of lecture and tutorial
- Essay (2000-3000 words)
Seminars (6 ECTS/9 ECTS)
- Regular attendance
- Presentation (20 min.) + handout or Powerpoint
- If applicable to seminar: preparation of final discussion in working groups
- GSN (6 ECTS): summary of presentation and discussion (2000-3000 words), group submission possible
- Philosophy BA/MA (9 ECTS): argumentative essay, including discussion of additional literature, abstract must be handed in at the end of the term (usually mid-February / end of July)
The deadline for essay submission for the winter semester 2023/24: 24 March 2024
Please note possible new decisions of the Philosophy Examination Committee on this website.
Resources for philosophical studies
Philosophy databases and online resources
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Literature databases and collections
- Philosophers' Index (the reference bibliography for philosophical literature)
- PsychInfo (bibliographical database for psychology and related fields)
- Web of Science (interdisciplinary database)
- PubMed (database for biomedical literature)
- PhilPapers (very comprehensive and up to date open access bibliography)
- David Chalmers' website (a hub for online resources on the philosophy of mind)
Encyclopedias, introduction to neurophilosophy topics
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (comprehensive philosophy encyclopedia, always a good starting point)
- Notre Dame reviews (reviews of philosophical books)
Blogs
- Experimental Philosophy (a good place to learn what's going on in the XPhi-community)
- Menschen-Bilder (Stephan Schleim's Blog)
- Neuroskeptic
- Guardian Neurophilosophy Blog
Neuroscience sources