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PHIL410: Philosophy of Mind
(S-course)
Works:
- Problems in Mind: Readings in Contemporary
Philosophy of Mind Jack S. Crumley II, ed.
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The Philosopher's Dictionary by Robert Martin.
Requirements:
Students who pass this course will satisfy each of these
requirements: two presentations, answers to “Crumley’s
questions,” presentation critiques, and a final exam.
Each paper-presentation has a possible value of 25
points, Crumley’s questions have a possible value of 20
points, and the final exam has a possible value of 30
points. (Note that the presentations are required. This
course satisfies the GER speaking requirement and,
therefore, the presentations are not optional. Note also
that the course is structured around the presentations.
Hence, a student whose presentation is late or deficient
is letting everyone in the course down. If you think for
any reason you will not be able to hold up your end of
the bargain (to deliver high quality presentations at
the scheduled times) please do not take this course.)
Presentation Schedule
(subject to slight modification):
Day |
Topic |
Presenter(s) |
1/4 |
Introduction |
Ryckman |
1/9 |
Crumley's Introduction |
Class Discussion |
1/11 |
Meditations II, VI |
Ryckman |
1/16 |
Knowing how and Knowing That |
Streck-Havill |
Piszkiewicz |
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1/18 |
About Behaviorism |
Easter |
Vidaurre |
Willis |
1/23 |
Skinner Skinned |
Gaudinski |
Sizemore |
|
1/25 |
Sensations and Brain Processes |
Utter |
|
McKee |
1/30 |
Mental Events and the Brain |
Gramila |
Ryan |
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2/1 |
Lecture III |
Specht |
Gaudinski |
|
2/6 |
The Nature of Mental States |
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Streck-Havill |
2/8 |
Mid-Term Reading Period |
2/13 |
Mad Pain and Martian Pain |
Olsen |
Dyer |
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2/15 |
The Mind-Body Problem |
Ryckman |
2/20 |
Troubles with Functionalism |
Vidaurre |
Piszkiewicz |
Specht |
2/22 |
Functionalism, Qualia, and
Intentionality |
Ryan |
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2/27 |
In Defense of Eliminative Materialism |
McKee |
Willis |
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3/1 |
Eliminative Materialism and the
Propositional Attitudes |
Sizemore |
Gramila |
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3/6 |
Folk Psychology Is Here to Stay |
|
Utter |
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3/8 |
In Defense of Intentional Psychology |
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3/10 |
True Believers: The Intentional
Strategy and Why it Works |
Olsen |
Easter |
Dyer |
Promising Websites:
By me for class:
- Hilary Putnam
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- Ned Block
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- Patricia
Kitcher
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- Rene
Descartes
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- Jerry Fodor
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Patricia and Paul Churchland
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