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Rensselaer Catalog 2014-2015 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2014-2015 [Archived Catalog]

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PHIL 6740 - Philosophy of Mind


A study of some current issues in philosophical psychology and philosophy of psychology. The following are representative of the questions discussed: Is a person identical with his body? Is consciousness a brain process? Can computers think? Do avowals have truth-value? Is psychology possible? Occasionally additional topics are selected from such areas as phenomenology (Merleau-Ponty, Sartre) and structuralism (Levi-Strauss, Barthes).

When Offered: Upon availability of instructor.



Credit Hours: 4



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