Phil
317: Philosophy of Mind
Fall 2001
Class meeting
time: T R 2:00pm-3:15pm Instructor:
JeeLoo Liu
Class
location: Welles 132 Office
hours: M W 10am– 12pm
E-mail:
Liu@geneseo.edu or
by appointment
Telephone:
245-5231 (O) Office:
Welles 103
Texts: 1.
Jaegwon Kim, Philosophy of Mind [Westview Press]
2. David Rosenthal (ed.), The Nature of Mind [Oxford University Press]
3.
Heil & Mele (eds.), Mental Causation
[Oxford University Press]
Handouts
These
handouts are prepared for students in my class only. No citation is permitted. Feedback welcome.
What
Is the Philosophy of Mind? (Read Kim, Chap. 1)
Behaviorism (Read Kim, Chap. 2)
Hilary
Putnam: Brains and Behavior
The
Mind-Brain Identity Theory (Read Kim, Chap. 3)
J.
J. C. Smart: Sensations and Brain Processes
Donald
Davidson: Mental Events
Mind
As A Computer: Functionalism (Read Kim, Chap. 4)
Hilary
Putnam: The Nature of Mental States
Ned
Block: Troubles with Functionalism
Mind
As A Causal Structure: Causal-Theoretical Functionalism (Read Kim, Chap. 5)
Reductive
and Nonreductive Physicalism (Read Kim, Chap. 9)
Frank
Jackson: What Mary Didn't Know
Thomas
Nagel: What Is It Like to Be a Bat?
Sidney
Shoemaker: Functionalism and Qualia
Mental
Causation (Read Kim, Chap. 6)
Jaegwon
Kim: Epiphenomenal and Supervenient Causation
.
Donald
Davidson: Thinking Causes
Jaegwon
Kim: Can Supervenience and 'Non-Strict Laws' Save Anomalous Monism?
Tyler
Burge: Mind-Body Causation and Explanatory Practice
Fred
Dretske: Mental Events as Structuring Causes of Behavior
Jennifer
Hornsby: Agency and Causal Explanation
Robert
Van Gulick: Who's In Charge Here?