PHI 227 Philosophy of Mind

Explores the question, 'What is a mind' through the work of traditional thinkers, such as Plato and Descartes, and disputants of cognitive science such as Daniel Dennett, David Chalmers, John Searle, and Christoph Koch. Students will read about recent developments in artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, epistemology and logic. Recommended for psychology and computer science students, and anyone interested in the contemporary debates about consciousness. (L06)