philosophy 4650 philosophy of mind4650心灵哲学的哲学

philosophy 4650 philosophy of mind4650心灵哲学的哲学

Philosophy4610Spring2008PhilosophyofMindInstructor:Dr.PaulM.LivingstonOffice:SAC170Email:Paul.Livingston@villanova.eduOfficeHours:Wednesday2-3;Thursday1-2CourseWebsite:http:/www.homepage.villanova.edu/paul.livingston/philmind.htmSection1:TuesdayandThursday2:30-3:45–Falvey104Section2:TuesdayandThursday4:00-5:15–Falvey104TeachingAssistant:TimothyJussaumeEmail:Timothy.Jussaume@villanova.eduTexts:PhilosophyofMind:ClassicalandContemporaryReadings,editedbyDavidChalmers(PM)TheMind’sI,editedbyDouglasHofstadterandDanielDennett(MI)VariousReservereadingsoncoursewebsite(R)CourseDescription:Inthiscoursewewillexaminethenatureofthemindanditsrelationshiptothebrainandbody.Isthemindthesameasthebrain,oraretheydifferent? Howdoweknowaboutourownmentalstatesandprocesses,andhowdoweknowaboutthementalstatesandprocessesofothers? Canweexplainconsciousnessandselfhoodinscientificterms? Couldacomputerorarobotactuallythinkorbeintelligent? Andhowcouldwetellifitcould? Wewillconsiderallofthesequestionsandmore,whiledevelopingourownphilosophicalskillsofdiscussion,criticism,andargument.CourseObjectives:Wewillaimtodevelopanunderstandingofthephilosophicalbasisofourconceptofthemindanditsrelationshiptothebodyandbrain.Atthesametime,wewillbuildourskillsofabstractthinking,criticalreflection,andthoughtfulwritingbyconsideringtheimportantquestionsaboutthenatureofthemindanditsrelationshiptoreality,thinkingandconcepts,andthenatureofconsciousnessandtheself,andrespondingtophilosophicaldiscussionsofthemindwithourownconsideredviewsandideas.CourseRequirements:2Papers(3-5pp.each):40%Midterm:15%Final:30%10/12ReadingQuestionnaires:10%ClassParticipationandAttendance:5%\nYouwillbeaskedtowrite2shortpapersof3-5pageseach,summarizingyourunderstandingofthematerialwehavediscussedinclassinresponsetopromptsIwillprovide.Promptsforthesepaperswillbeavailableoneortwoweeksbeforetheduedate.Themidtermandfinalexaminationswilltestyourunderstandingofthematerialwehavelearnedinclass.Possiblequestionsincludetermandquoteidentifications,shortanswers,andfill-in-the-blanks.Studyguidelinesforbothexamswillbeavailable2weeksbeforethetest.Itisimportantthatyoudoallassignedreadingsandcometoclasspreparedtodiscussthem.Toensurereading,Iwillgiveabouttwelveshortreadingquestionnaires.ThereadingquestionnaireswillusuallybedueonTuesdaysandwillcoverreadingforthatweek.Theywillbeavailableaboutoneweekinadvanceonthecoursewebsite.Itisyourresponsibilitytoprintoutthequestionnaireeachweekandyoushouldanswereachquestionwithatleast2-3sentences.Iwillcollectthequestionnairestoverifycompletion;however,theywillnotbegraded.Youmaymissuptotwoquestionnairesoverthecourseofthesemesterandstillreceivefullcreditforthisportionofyourgrade.Becausewecanbestlearnphilosophybydoingphilosophy,classparticipationisessential.Youshouldcometoclasshavingdonethereading,andpreparedtodiscussit.Wewilltakeattendance;ifyouaregoingtomissaclassandwillneedtobeexcused,pleasecontactyourteachingassistant.Morethantwounexcusedabsenceswillresultinapenaltytotheclassparticipationportionofyourgrade.Latepapers:Latepapersareunacceptable.Ifyouknowthatyourpaperwillbelateandwouldliketorequestanextension,pleasecontactyourteachingassistantwellinadvance.Latereadingquestionnairesarenotacceptable.Studentswithdisabilities:Villanovaseekstomakereasonableacademicaccommodationsforstudentswithdisabilities.Ifyouareapersonwithadisability,pleasecontactmeoutsideofclass,andmakearrangementstoregisterwiththeLearningSupportOfficebycalling610/519-5636;orsendane-mailtonancy.mott@villanova.edu.\nTentativeScheduleReadingforeachweekshouldbecompletedbyTuesdayofthatweek.Mostweeks,areadingquestionnairecoveringtheassignedreadingwillalsobedueonTuesday.1.IntroductionFilmclip:TheMatrixPartI:ApproachestoMind2.CartesianDualismTuesday1/22:Descartes:MeditationsonFirstPhilosophy(PM)Descartes:“ThePassionsoftheSoul”(PM)3.Behaviorism:MindasBehaviorTuesday1/29:Ryle:“Descartes’Myth”(PM)Carnap:“PsychologyinPhysicalLanguage”(PM)4.IdentityTheory:MindasBrainTuesday2/5:Putnam:“BrainsandBehavior”(PM)Smart:“SensationsandBrainProcesses”(PM)5.Functionalism:MindasComputerTuesday2/12:Putnam:“TheNatureofMentalStates”(PM)Block:“TheComputerModelofMind”(R)PaperIDueThursday,Feb.14Tuesday2/19:Hofstadter:“Prelude…AntFugue”(MI)Block:“TroubleswithFunctionalism”(PM)6.ReactionstoFunctionalismandPhysicalismTuesday2/26:Churchland:“EliminativeMaterialismandthePropositionalAttitudes”(PM)MidtermExam:Thursday,Feb.28inclass.\nPartII:ArtificialIntelligence:ProjectsandProblems7.CanaComputerThink?Tuesday3/11:Turing:“ComputingMachineryandIntelligence”(MI)Tuesday3/18:BladeRunner(noreading)8.AIintherealworldTuesday3/25:Searle:“CanComputersThink?”(MI)LoebnerPrizeCompetition,Transcripts(R)Tuesday4/1:Dreyfus:“FromMicro-WorldstoKnowledgeRepresentation:AIatanImpasse”(R)PaperIIDUEThursday,April3.PartIII:ConsciousnessTuesday4/8:Nagel:“WhatisitLiketobeaBat?”(MI)Tuesday4/15:Jackson:“EpiphenomenalQualia”(PM)Dennett:“QuiningQualia”(PM)Tuesday4/22:Chalmers:“ConsciousnessanditsPlaceinNature”(PM)McGinn:“CanweUnderstandConsciousness?”(PM)FinalExam:Monday,M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