Mind and World in Early Modern Philosophy
- 3-5 ECTS credits
- Academic year 2026-2027
- DP00BE46
Education information
Implementation date
19.08.2026 - 21.08.2026
Enrollment period
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Education type
Field-specific studies
Alternativity of education
Optional
Location
Enrollment and further information
Number of participants: 30. Doctoral researchers outside of the faculty of humanities are welcome to participate. The course is also open to doctoral researchers from partner universities in Finland. The selection will be based on the order of registration. Priority will be given to graduate students whose research topic relate to the topic of the course.
Education description
Early modern philosophy is a crucial turning point in the history of philosophical thought concerning the nature of cognition. The course will take up some of the central concepts, problems, and positions within early modern debates about the mind’s relation to the world. A key question is the nature and extent of our cognitive access to the world. We will consider the extent to which different answers to this question gives rise to skeptical worries. The selection of philosophers to be discussed depends on the interests of teachers and students, but may, for example, include thinkers such as Descartes, Spinoza, Conway, Leibniz, Cavendish and Locke.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Master central concepts, problems, and positions within early modern theories of the mind-world relation.
- Produce original work critically engaging through detailed analysis with some specific topic/authors within early modern theories of the mind-world relation.