2009 Fall PHIL 255S-01
Bulletin Course Description One or more topics such as mental causation, animal minds, artificial intelligence, and foundations of cognitive science. Includes relevant literature from fields outside philosophy (for example, psychology, neuroscience, ethology, computer science, cognitive science). Instructor: Dretske, G<129>zeldere, or Neander
(Instructor named in bulletin description above may not be current. For current instructor, see listing below.)
Title TOP PHILOSOPHY OF MIND Department PHIL Course Number 2009 Fall 255S Section Number 01 Primary Instructor Neander,Karen L Prerequisites
Synopsis of course content
Advanced introduction to philosophy of mind: an advanced introduction to the
main theories of mind and to consciousness and intentionality (their nature,
relation to each other and their place in science-- i.e., whether they can be
explained by science and/or can play an explanatory role in science).
Textbooks
Jaegwon Kim (2006) Philosophy of Mind (Westview Press)
David Chalmers (2002) Readings in Philosophy of Mind (Oxford University Press)
Assignments
Weekly summaries of key arguments in readings. In addition, each week a
student will circulate a discussion of an assigned reading and one or more
student/s will prepare commentaries of this discussion.
Exams
No exams.
Term Papers
A final research paper on an approved topic.
Grade to be based on
Final paper, summaries, assigned class presentation, and class participation.
