Our minds and cognitive processes are not atemporal. Cognitive and perceptual processes have a beginning and an end, and our experiences unfold in time. While we seem to perceive that time passes, it is not clear how to make sense of the temporal unfolding of our experiences, and to what extent this reflects the passing of time. In this seminar, we focus on the issue of the temporal unfolding of our perceptual experiences from the perspective of both philosophy and cognitive science. The seminar is divided into three parts. In the first part we will discuss selected philosophy classics on time perception, focusing on Augustine, Kant, James, and Husserl. In the second part, we will focus on scientific studies on how the mind segments experience into events, the brain and conscious time, as well as time consciousness in depression, dreams, and schizophrenia. Finally, in the third part we will focus on contemporary philosophical speculations about time consciousness.
Learning material will be made available on Moodle by the course instructor.
By way of introduction, I recommend Robin Le Poidevin’s (2019) entry“The experience and perception of time” from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time-experience/
Learning material will be made available on Moodle by the course instructor.
By way of introduction, I recommend Robin Le Poidevin’s (2019) entry“The experience and perception of time” from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/time-experience/
- Kursleiter/in: Alfredo Vernazzani
Semester: WT 2024/25