Philosophy and Neuroethics (W_BA_PNEU)

In this file, I have summarized all the exam-related material. This includes a summary per week of the lecture material along with a summary of the literature material. To top that off, I have also added a practise exam with answers (I highly recommend you to study this carefully) and a short guide of the exam material for during the exam. Good luck with the exam ;)

In this file, I have added the practice exam questions + answers. I highly recommend studying this practice exam after studying my full summary. If you need more practice material, on request, I can send you my own exam with its answers. For this exam, I got an 8,7!

In this file, I have stated briefly all the lectures and their contents so that you can quickly see what material is covered from what lecture each question of the exam (since it is an open-book exam). I also added a self-test with some essential questions on the second page.

Notes about the lectures including self-study questions with answers for Philosophy & Neuroethics. ! Will be updated after every lecture! 2022

Detailed notes on the discussion regarding the mind and body. Critically evaluates substance dualism, behaviourism, identity theory, functionalism, computationalism and cognition.

Considers the undetermination proposal by Duhem, and the responses from Kuhn and Popper. Are these ideas rational?

Detailed description of empiricism and fablsificationism. Considers induction and deduction and gives examples for each. Looks at the empirical cycle and evaluation.

Detailed notes on the foundations of ethics. Includes normative ethics, trolleyology, kantian deontology and utilitarianism. Looks at hypothetical ethical scenarios to further explore the foundations of ethics.

Detailed notes on consciousness. Refers to multiple arguments, including the zombie argument and the global workspace theory. Consults advantages and disadvantages of different theories, as well as expert opinions and literature. What is phenomenal consciousness? What are the varieties of conscious experience? What is the illusion of conscious will?