Please note that although recitation sections are not included in the calendar, they meet once a week and are one hour long. Their purpose is to allow you to discuss the material presented in that week's lecture, including the current problem set. Your TA (who leads the recitation) will be happy to answer any questions. Please be prepared to contribute to discussion, and remember that part of your grade includes participation in recitation. Recitations will occasionally include a short pop quiz, just to keep you on your toes.
Calendar
| LEC # |
TOPICS |
| 1 |
Introduction and Warmup: Searle Against AI |
| 2 |
Introduction and Warmup: Searle Against AI (cont.)
Dualism |
| 3 |
Dualism (cont.)
Behaviorism |
| 4 |
Behaviorism (cont.)
The Identity Theory |
| 5 |
The Identity Theory (cont.) |
| 6 |
Functionalism |
| 7 |
Functionalism (cont.)
Content: Intentionality and Externalism |
| 8 |
Content: Intentionality and Externalism (cont.)
Content: Psychosemantics |
| 9 |
Content: Psychosemantics (cont.)
Externalism and Self-knowledge |
| 10 |
Consciousness and Intentionality
Consciousness and its Place in Nature |
| 11 |
Consciousness and its Place in Nature (cont.) |
| 12 |
The Knowledge Argument |
| 13 |
The Explanatory Gap and Kripke's Argument Revisited |
| 14 |
Discussion of Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem? |