PHIL 357 - Philosophy of Mind

2021-2022 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
We will examine a range of issues concerning the nature of mind, consciousness, and self. What is a mind? What is the relationship between mind and body? What is consciousness? Can conscious events ever be completely analyzed in objective terms, or are they irreducibly subjective? What is the relationship between a self or person and a mind or consciousness? Can a person stay the same over time while the contents of his mind change radically? What makes a mind or person one thing rather than many? Is it possible for one mind or person to overlap with another, or are we essentially separate from one another? Is there any reasonable concept of personal survival after death?

Prerequisite(s): PHIL 100
Offered: Not on a Regular Basis
Graded: N - Normal