PHI 250 Minds, Brains & Machines
Prerequisite: GSTR 210
Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2014)
An introduction to the philosophy of mind, examining such questions as whether there could be consciousness after bodily death, whether the mind is anything 'over and above' the brain and central nervous system, whether a human-built machine could ever think or be conscious. Attention to classic texts and contemporary philosophic research, writing, and rigorous thinking about the nature of mind and thought. 1 Course Credit
Credits
1 Course Credit