PHIL 340.001 – Philosophy of Mind

Instructor: William G. Lycan. This course meets TR 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. in CW 105.

What are minds and how are they related to bodies? We shall examine four answers to that question, the standard competing theories of mind: Dualism, Behaviorism, the Identity Theory, and Functionalism. Then we shall take up some special topics: problems of the “aboutness” of mental states, their having distinctive objects or contents; and problems of consciousness, subjectivity, and the qualitative character of sensory experience.

Prerequisite: at least 1 PHIL course.