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PHIL 5400 - Philosophy of MindA study of the philosophical problems surrounding our understanding of the nature of mind, mental states, and consciousness, and their relation to mater, and states of the brain and/or central nervous system. Possible topics include cognitive science, artificial intelligence, the relation of mind to body and/or behavior, teleological and mechanistic explanations of human behavior, the philosophical foundations of psychology, behaviorism, functionalism, the nature of intentionality, the concept of a person, the privacy of mental states, knowledge of other minds, and questions regarding free will and determinism. Credits: 2 to 4 hours Restrictions Graduate students must be admitted into the M.A. in Philosophy program, unless an exception is granted by the department's Director of Graduate Studies. Notes: Open to Upperclass and Graduate Students. |
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