Meets the following requirements: HS   

One of the most difficult problems faced by many current disciplines is how to give a scientific account of human behavior and human experience. There are some who even think that such an account is either not possible or in need of radical reformulation. The area traditionally called the philosophy of mind has become the central meeting place of many issues in neurophysiology, artificial intelligence, cognitive science and language and linguistics. The purpose of this course is to examine the central issues in the various debates about mind and behavior in an attempt to give a clear overview of and to take a critical approach to the usual categories of the "mental" and "the physical " which run through many of the discussions.  Graded on seminar presentation and papers.

Level:  Advanced.  Prerequisites: Two philosophy courses or permission of instructor.  Class limit:15.   *HS*