Teaching Workshop: Advanced Philosophical Workshop 1

This seminar proposes an exercise of "applied philosophy of mind" whit the twofold aim of: (1) introducing the main themes and methods of the current debate in philosophy of mind concerning the nature of imagination and belief; and (2) illustrating how the conceptual tools devised by such debate can be applied to the study of two important spheres of human cognition - i.e. religious thinking and so-called "conspiratorial" thinking. In this way, students will be lad not only to explore an important area of the contemporary philosophy of mind, but also to appreciate the important implications that philosophical debates in such area have for various timely and socially sensitive issues.

This workshop helps students to build the following skills:

Ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
To critically analyze, discuss, and compare philosophical views.
To critically assess sources of information and the reliability of data.

Independent judgment:
To think through complex philosophical views.
To take a position on a certain philosophical issue and develop arguments in its favor.
To collect, correctly interpret, and appropriately use data to make independent, informed, and responsible judgments.

Communication skills:
To efficiently present the results of one's own research, and do so by using information technology when appropriate.
To dialogue in a constructive way with experts from other disciplines to identify and solve complex problems.
To disseminate knowledge and pass on acquired skills to non-specialized audiences.

Learning skills:
To study in an independent way.
To independently and appropriately use sources and basic bibliographic/information tools for philosophical research and scientific updating.