Philosophy of Consciousness Course
This course explores the philosophy of consciousness through key debates on the hard problem, physicalism, panpsychism, and illusionism. Students learn to design rigorous, ethically sound research that links humanities insights with cutting-edge cognitive science methods, including neuroimaging and computational models, while assessing empirical findings and communicating results clearly.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course provides a practical path into the philosophy of consciousness, covering the hard problem, phenomenal concepts, physicalist and non-reductive theories. Participants examine key arguments, empirical findings from neuroimaging to computational models, and design interdisciplinary research projects, while honing skills to communicate limits, results, and implications with precision.
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- Design empirical studies on consciousness by aligning theory, tasks, and neural data.
- Critically compare physicalist, dualist, panpsychist, and illusionist models.
- Use cognitive science tools to probe subjective reports, behavior, and brain signals.
- Communicate complex consciousness research clearly to interdisciplinary peers.
- Evaluate how new data support, revise, or rule out theories of phenomenal experience.
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