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180067 SE Philosophy of Pain Science (2024S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

The course will be taught in person.

  • Monday 11.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 18.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 08.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 15.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 22.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Saturday 27.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Monday 29.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 06.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 13.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Saturday 25.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Monday 27.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 03.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 10.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Monday 17.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Saturday 22.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3B NIG 3.Stock
  • Monday 24.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 3C, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/3. Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course works towards a critical understanding of the philosophical issues in "pain science".

Assessment and permitted materials

Evaluation of the participation in discussions (20% of the overall mark), of the prepared and uploaded questions (20%) as well as the essay (of about 20 pages, Font 12, Times New Roman) (60%)
By registering for this course you agree that the automated plagiarism software Turnitin will check all of your written work for this course.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance (not more than once without a doctor's note); punctual attendance; care (in reading the work of other and regarding one's own presentation); argumentative engagement with others' ideas; regular uploading of questions (at least 10 times) -- Independent essay on one of the topics of the course.

The essay should discuss one of the questions raised in the seminar, and it should be based primarily on the literature discussed in class. It could be, e.g., a critique of one of the positions introduxzced, or an attempt to "decide" one of the debates covered in the seminar.

The overall mark consists of three components:

Mark for the essay: 60% i.e. 60 points
Mark for the questions/comments: 20% i.e. 20 points
Mark for participation in classroom discussion: 20% i.e. 20 points

Your need at least 40 points to complete the course.
All components have to be delivered for there to be a final mark.

Scale for the marks:
1: 85-100 points
2: 70-84 points
3: 55-69 points
4: 40-54 points
5: 0-39 points

Examination topics

There is no exam.

Reading list

1. Session

Bourke, J. (2014), “Estrangement,” in Bourke, The Story of Pain, Oxford University Press, 27-52.

2. Session

Bourke, J. (2014), “Diagnosis,” in Bourke, The Story of Pain, Oxford University Press, 131-158.

3. Session

Bourke, J. (2014), “Pain Relief,” in Bourke, The Story of Pain, Oxford University Press, 270-302.

4. Session

Corns, J. (2020), “Introduction,” in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 1-29.

5. Session

Corns, J. (2020), “The Need for Complexity" (first half), in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 30-55.

6. Session

Corns, J. (2020), “The Need for Complexity" (second half), in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 55-83.

7. Session

Corns, J. (2020), "Mechanistic Explanations" (first half), in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 84-114.

8. Session

Corns, J. (2020), "Mechanistic Explanations" (second half), in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 114-140.

9. Session

Corns, J. (2020), " Adopting Scientific Eliminativism”, in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 141-173.

10. Session

Corns, J. (2020), " Rejecting Traditional Eliminativism", and "6. Conclusion Adopting Scientific Eliminativism”, in Corns, The Complex Reality of Pain, London: Routledge, 174-213.

11. Session
Folkmarson Käll, L. (2013) "Intercorporeality and the sharability of pain", in Folkmarson Käll (ed.), Dimensions of Pain: Humanities and Social Science Perspectives, London: Taylor and Francis, 56-79.

12. Session

Gotlib, A. (2013), "On the borderlands: Chronic pain as crisis of identity", in Folkmarson Käll (ed.), Dimensions of Pain: Humanities and Social Science Perspectives, London: Taylor and Francis, 2013, 81-112.

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