PHIL-P 360 PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (3 CR.)
Selected topics from among the following: the nature of mental phenomena (e.g. thinking, volition, perception, emotion); the mind-body problem (e.g. dualism, behaviorism, functionalism), connections to cognitive science issues in psychology; linguistics, and artificial intelligence; computational theories of mind.
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Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 29167 | Open | 5:30 p.m.–6:45 p.m. | MW | BH 340 | Ludwig K |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 29167: Total Seats: 35 / Available: 7 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
This course will focus on understanding the relation between the mental, on the one hand, and the world as it is revealed to us in physics, on the other. This is one way of putting the traditional mind-body problem. We will look at both historical texts as a background to the modern debate and at the field of contemporary positions. The main topics covered will be: mind-body dualism, logical behaviorism, the identity theory, functionalism, externalism about thought content, and the problem of consciousness. As the last module, we will apply the earlier work of the semester to the analysis of AI systems based on Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, which will involve group projects on different questions about LLMs.
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