No special requirement in this regard

Acquire the knowledge imparted in the course. Acquire the concepts studied and put them into practice in the course. Be able to put into practice the knowledge acquired in relation to other subjects (cultural works). Recognize an argumentation and differentiate its elements. Know how to make a good argument. Relate philosophical content to other areas of research in an interdisciplinary way.

Arguments are an essential part of our social, political, and private life. They are considered essential in human communication and interaction. We have theories, methods, and means to analyze, construct, and evaluate arguments. The discussion is not limited to the humanities: in recent years, the pandemic has provided an example of 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 are we still arguing? If we are rational animals and can therefore be persuaded and convinced by rational arguments, why are we still arguing, and so on. In this course, we will become familiar with the theory of mind, argumentation, and its links to logic, epistemology, and agency. To do so, we will follow the program below: *Assigned readings might change throughout the semester, as well as the order of the program. 1. Reasoning and argumentation 1.1. Cognitive processes. 1.1.1. Different theories on the development of human cognition. 1.2. Reasoning 1.2.1. The concept of reasoning 1.2.2. Kinds of reasoning 1.2.3. Valid, correction and solid reasoning 1.2.4. Inferences and logical conditional 1.2.5. Sufficient and/or necessary condition 1.3. Knowledge and argumentation 1.3.1. The concept of knowledge 1.3.2. The value of knowledge 1.3.3 Knowledge and Testimony 1.3.4. Epistemic injustice 2. Action 2.1. The Concept of Action 2.2. Different actions theories 2.3. Classical action theory 2.4. Social action theory 3. Emotion 3.1. The concept of emotion 3.2. Different emotions theories 3.3. The Feedback theory (perceptual theories) 3.4. Cognitive theories 4. Arguments 4.1. Types of arguments 4.1.1. Inductive arguments 4.1.2. Deductive arguments 4.2. Polarization 4.3. The relevance of arguments in interactive reasoning 4.4. How to make a good argument 5. Fallacies and biases 5.1. Fractures in argumentation 5.2. Concept of biases and some examples 5.3. Concept of fallacies and some examples

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.