Philosophy of Mind

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

In this course, we will explore questions about what minds are, and what kinds of things have them (individuals, groups, nonhuman animals, plants, and bacteria). Along the way, we will investigate questions about mental imagery, dreams, and what it's like to be an octopus. Finally, we will examine questions about what it means to be a "self", to have a "soul" and to be a "person"; and in this part of the course, we will explore the philosophy of mind as it developed in the philosophical traditions of Europe, North America, India, Mesoamerica, and Western Africa.