Philosophy of Mind & Epistemology

The first part of the course will explore the nature of mental representations with particular focus on the representations involved in the attitude of belief. The second part of the course will explore some of the shortcomings of standard, unified models of belief to motivate the development of fragmented models. Such models strive to provide a more accurate accounting of agents who might occupy (globally) incoherent or inconsistent states of mind. Exploring such models draws attention to previously underdeveloped normative questions.