Alexander HölkenRuhr-Universität Bochum | RUB · Institut für Philosophie II
Alexander Hölken
Master of Science
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Introduction
PhD student at the Ruhr-University Bochum. Interested in the multilevel dynamics of cognitive systems and applications of Complex Systems Theory to various issues in the Philosophy of Mind. My favorite band is the 4E's.
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October 2019 - March 2022
September 2017 - September 2019
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Publications (2)
Presentation about how embodied processes in the brain support the generation of reliable episodic memories during recall. Held at GEM2021 at the Ruhr-University Bochum (https://for2812.rub.de/gem2021program)
In a paper from 2008, Synofzik, Vosgerau and Newen argue, among other things, for the existence of four levels of self-representation: Two prereflective, nonconceptual levels, one featuring momentary representations, one stable representations, followed by a conceptual and a metarepresentational level. Each of these levels makes a specific contribu...
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In this thesis, I argue for a position which is essentially that of moderate anti-intellectualism: Knowledge-that and knowledge -how are distinct kinds of knowledge. However, I believe there are good reasons to assume that knowledge-how is more fundamental to our cognitive processes, and that, while knowledge-that isn’t reducible to knowledge-how, it is dependent on it. I argue for this position by looking at what Jung (2012) calls their "object" of these two kinds of knowledge, as well as the structural differences in how they relate to their objects.
