Introduction to Philosophy of Mind Winter, 2017-18

Readings:

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General Readings
1. De Bres, Helena. "The Pink Guide to Taking Philosophy Classes."
(Courtesy of Prof. Helena De Bres. Used with permission.)
2 Jan. Introduction
2. Guidelines on Reading Philosophy
3. Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper

What is Philosophy
of
Mind?Foundational
Kim, J., Philosophy of Mind, pp. 16 – 26; pp. 41 – 46
issues in Philosophy
4 Jan.
of Mind and
Thagard, P. (ed.) pp. ix – xv
Cognitive Science
Varieties of Mental
Phenomena
Mind-Body
Supervenience Kim, J., pp. 27 - 40; pp. 47 – 68
9 Jan.
Is there a Mark of
'Mental'?
Descartes, René. "The Passions of the Soul." Chapter 2, in D.
Chalmers, (ed.), Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary
Readings

Meditations II and VI in Meditations on First Philosophy. Translated

and edited by John Cottingham. Cambridge University Press, 1985.
11 Jan. Substance Dualism
Kim, J., pp. 76 – 114

Descartes' life and works (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Kim, J., pp. 115 - 130

Substance Dualism
16 Jan. and Property Searle, J., Chapters 1 and 2 in Mind: A Brief Introduction. Oxford
Dualism University Press, 2005.

Kim, J., pp. 140 – 167

Classic Papers: Worth a read

18 Jan. Behaviourism
Watson, John B. "Behaviorism-The Modern Note In Psychology." In
Consciousness: A Guide to the Debates. Edited by Anthony
Freeman. ABC-CLIO, 2003
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Chomsky, Noam. "A Review of B. F. Skinner's Verbal Behavior."
Language 35, no. 1 (1959): 26 – 58

Putnam, Hilary. "Brains And Behavior." In Readings in Philosophy

of Psychology. Vol. 1. Edited by Ned Block. Harvard University
Press, 1983. (A bit more difficult)

Kim, J., pp. 168 – 191

Byrne, Alex. "Behaviorism." In A Companion to the Philosophy of

23 Jan. Behaviourism
Mind. Edited by S. D. Guttenplan. Blackwell, 1996. (A difficult
read)

Smart, J. J. C. "Sensations and Brain Processes." Chapter 9, in

Chalmers, D. (ed.), Philosophy of Mind: Classical and
Mind – Brain Contemporary Readings.
25 Jan.
Identity Theory
Kim, J., pp. 198 – 218

Kim, J., pp. 219 – 265

Mind – Brain
30 Jan. Kripke, S. A. Naming and Necessity. Harvard University Press,
Identity Theory
1980, pp. 144–55; Chapter 32, in, Chalmers, D.

Kim, J., pp. 272 – 299

Putnam, Hilary. "The Nature of Mental States." Chapter 11, in,

1 Feb. Functionalism Chalmers, D. (A bit difficult read)

Block, Ned. Functionalism. Term Paper 1 Due on 2 Feb.

Kim, J., pp. 300 – 341

Turing, A. M. "Computing Machinery and Intelligence." Mind 59
(1950): 433–60.

Searle, John R. "Can Computers Think?" Chapter 63, in Chalmers,

6 Feb. Functionalism D.

Block, Ned. "Searle's Chinese Room Argument." Section 4 in "The

Mind as the Software of the Brain."("The Mind as the Software of
the Brain")

Block, N., "Troubles with Functionalism." Chapter 14, in Chalmers,

D.
8 Feb. Functionalism
Review

Kim, J., pp. 352 – 391

13 Feb. Functionalism
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Kim, J., pp. 352 – 391
15 Feb. Functionalism
Eliminative
20 Feb. Churchland, P., Chapter 53, in Chalmers, D.
Materialism
Kim, J., 429 – 456
22 Feb. Mental Causation
Kim, J., 429 – 456
27 Feb. Mental Causation
Burge, T., "Individualism and the Mental." Chapter 55, in Chalmers,
D.

Chalmers, D., "Forward to Andy Clark's Supersizing The Mind."

1 Mar. Externalism Canberra, November 2007. (PDF)

Clark, Andy, and David J. Chalmers. "The Extended Mind.",

Chapter 59, in Chalmers, D.

From Externalism to
6 Mar. Searle, John R. Chapter 10 in Mind: A Brief Introduction.
Perception
Readings for classes to be held between 8 March and 12 April will
require you to read pp. 529 – 674 for a more lucid but summary of
many of the arguments discussed in the actual readings.
Byrne, Alex. "Intentionality." In The Philosophy of Science: An
Encylopedia. Edited by Sahorta Sarkar and Jessica Pfeifer.
Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 9780415977098.

Tye, Michael. "Visual Qualia and Visual Content Revisited." Chapter

Perception,
8 and 42, in, Chalmers, D.
consciousness, and
13 Mar.
intentionality
Harman, Gilbert. "The Intrinsic Quality Of Experience."
Philosophical Perspectives 4 (1990): 31–52.

Mid-semester Examination on 8 March during the first hour

Byrne, Alex. "Inverted Qualia." Stanford Encyclopedia of

Philosophy. November 10, 2004.
Perception,
15 and
consciousness, and
20 Mar. Peacocke, Christopher. "Sensation And The Content Of Experience:
intentionality (cont.)
A Distinction." Chapter 41, in, Chalmers, D..

Jackson, Frank. "Epiphenomenal Qualia." Chapter 28, in, Chalmers,

D.

22 and Jackson's knowledge Also available: "Epiphenomenal Qualia".

27 Mar. argument
Lewis, David. "What Experience Teaches." Mind and Cognition
(1990). ( PDF - 1.2MB)

3 Apr. Nagel on bats Nagel, Thomas. "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" Chapter 25, in
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Chalmers, D.
Chalmers, David J. "Consciousness and Its Place in Nature."
Consciousness and
5 Apr. Chapter 27, in, Chalmers, D.
its place in nature
Chalmers, David J. "Consciousness and Its Place in Nature."
Chapter 27, in Chalmers, D.

———. "Does Conceivability Entail Possibility?" Conceivability

and Possibility (2002): 145–200.

Nagel, Thomas. "Brain Bisection and the Unity of Consciousness."

Consciousness and Synthese 22 (1971): 396–413. (PDF - 1.2MB)
10 and
its place in nature
12 Apr.
(cont.) ———. "Panpsychism." Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
(2010).

Stoljar, Daniel. "Two Conceptions of the Physical." Philosophy and

Phenomenological Research 62, no. 2 (2001): 253–281.

Term paper 2 Due on 13 April by 5pm.

Greene, Joshua, and Jonathan Cohen. "For The Law, Neuroscience

Changes Nothing and Everything." Philosophical Transactions of
the Royal Society 359, no. 1451 (2004): 1775–85.
17, 19,
and 24 Free Will
Libet, Benjamin. "Do We Have Free Will?" In The Oxford
Apr.
Handbook of Free Will:Edited by Robert Kane, (New York: Oxford
University Press, 2005) pp. 551 – 564. 2000.

Last lecture,
including
28 Apr. Review; No Readings
information about
the final exam