Philosophy of Mind
Course Code
PHIL 23501 10
Course Description
This is a survey of some of the central questions in the philosophy of mind.
These questions include: What is consciousness? How can mental states represent things in the world? How do our minds relate to our bodies? Do we have free will? Can we blame someone for the beliefs or desires she has? What are the emotions?
To help us with these questions, we will focus on 20th-century analytic work (by Putnam, Nagel, Searle, Jackson, Dennett, Chalmers, Block, Dretske, and others), but we will also read important historical texts on the nature of the mind by Aristotle, Descartes, and Hume.
Course Criteria
This course fulfills a B (theoretical) field requirement in Philosophy.
Instructor(s)
Ben Callard