No special requirement in this regard

Acquire the knowledge imparted in the course. Understand the concepts studied and apply them during the course. Be able to apply the knowledge acquired to other subjects (e.g., cultural works). Recognize an argument and identify its components. Know how to construct a sound argument. Connect philosophical content with other areas of research in an interdisciplinary manner.

Arguments are an essential part of our social, political, and private lives. They are considered fundamental to human communication and interaction. We have theories, methods, and tools to analyze, construct, and evaluate arguments. Argumentation is not limited to the humanities: in recent years, the pandemic has illustrated how arguments are constructed and used in the public sphere. This raises several questions, such as: If we have mastered the science of argumentation, why do we still argue? If we are rational animals, and therefore capable of being persuaded through rational arguments, why do we continue to argue? In this course, we will explore theories of mind and argumentation, as well as their connections to logic, rationality, epistemology, and agency. To do so, we will follow the program outlined below: *Assigned readings and the order of topics may change during the semester. Logical Reasoning and Inferences 1.1. Reasoning 1.2. Validity, correctness, and soundness of reasoning 1.3. Types of reasoning 1.4. Inferences and logical conditionals 1.5. Sufficient and/or necessary conditions Arguments 2.1. Types of arguments 2.2. The relevance of arguments in interactive reasoning 2.3. How to make a good argument 2.4. Polarization Cognitive Processes: Biases and Fallacies 3.1. Different theories on the development of human cognition 3.2. Cognitive biases 3.3. Fallacies in argumentation Knowledge and Argumentation 4.1. The concept of knowledge 4.2. The value of knowledge 4.3. Knowledge and testimony 4.4. Epistemic injustice Action 5.1. The concept of action 5.2. Different theories of action 5.3. The classical theory of action 5.4. Theory of social action Emotion in Argumentation 6.1. The concept of emotion 6.2. Different theories of emotions 6.3. How emotion influences rationality and action

This course is designed around a set of lectures and seminars. Lectures will be delivered once a week and in them, the key concepts of the course will be introduced. Students are required to participate in a weekly seminar where (i) relevant materials related to the course will be discussed and (ii) key concepts and distinctions will be applied through case studies and exercises. An ability to work autonomously and to keep up with reading and writing assignments is required in this course. Regular attendance and participation are mandatory and both aspects will be taken into account for the global evaluation. Students, individually or collectively, could attend the tutorials with the teacher each week. In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence tools is selectively allowed. The teacher may provide a list of tasks and exercises that the student can perform using AI tools, specifying how they should be used and how the student should describe their use of them. If the use of AI by the student leads to academic fraud by falsifying the results of an exam or work required for the accreditation of academic performance, the provisions of the Regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid for Partial Development will apply. of Law 3/2022, of University Coexistence, will apply on February 24.