PHIL 380 - Philosophy of Mind (3)

A survey of central issues about the nature of mind and its relation to the physical world. Topics to be discussed may include: the nature of belief, intention, desire, action, emotion, pain; special problems raised by consciousness; competing accounts of personal identity; competing conceptions of the relation between mental and physical states and events, the possibility of psychological laws, and how mental phenomena can play a casual/explanatory role in the physical world.

Grading: Graded/Satisfactory Unsatisfactory/Audit
Course ID: 56073
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP)
Prerequisite: One PHIL course with a grade of ‘C’ or better.