Program Overview

Program Details

The program in question is the Philosophy discipline, specifically the course "Contemporary Issues in Philosophy of Mind."

Course Information

• Course Number: HS 624
• Credit: 6
• Discipline Type: Philosophy

Course Description

The course covers various topics, including:

• Mind-Body problem: Interactionism, Instrumentalism, Physicalism, Epiphenomenalism, Dualism, Parallelism, Materialism, Non-Materialistic view of mind, Concept of person/personal identity
• Minds and Machines: Functionalism, Computationalism: Multiple Draft Model, Language of Thought, Syntax as Physical Symbol System, Meaning and Mind, Connectionism and Folk-psychology, Eliminative Materialism, Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
• The Non-computational/mechanical Mind: Revisiting the Cartesian theory of the Mind, Phenomenal Consciousness, Subjectivity and Personal Identity, Chalmers Phenomenal mind, Emergentism-Supervenience, Creativity and Cognition, Creativity and Consciousness

References

1. Chalmers, David. J., The Conscious Mind, Oxford University Press, New York, 1996
2. Searle, John, R., The Rediscovery of the Mind, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1994
3. Chomsky, N., Language and Mind, The MIT Press, Mass., 2006
4. Dennett, D. C., Consciousness Explained, Penguin Books, New York and London, 1991
5. Fodor, J. A., Representations: Philosophical Essay on the Foundation of Cognitive Science, The Harvester University Press, Sussex, 1981
6. Haugeland, John C., Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea, The MIT Press, Massachusetts, 1985
7. Stainton, Robert J., Contemporary Debates in Cognitive Science, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Mass., 2006