Philosophy of Mind

Recommended Books

Anthologies:

• Chalmers, David (ed.), The Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (OUP, 2002)
• Heil, John (ed.), The Philosophy of Mind: a Guide and Anthology (OUP, 2004)
• Lycan, William (ed.), Mind and Cognition: an Anthology (Blackwell, 1999)
• McLaughlin, Brian and Jonathan Cohen, Contemporary Debates in the Philosophy      of Mind (Blackwell, 2007)

Introductions:

• Crane, Tim, The Mechanical Mind (1^st or 2^nd edition)
• Heil, John, Philosophy of Mind: a Contemporary Introduction, 2^nd edition      (Routledge, 2004)
• Kim, Jaegwon, Philosophy of Mind (Westview, 2006)

Also check the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy for the topics we discuss.

Tutorial Topics

1. Dualism & Behaviourism
2. Identity Theory and Functionalism
3. Non-Reductive Physicalism and Mental Causation
4. Consciousness 1: Knowledge, Modality, & the Explanatory Gap
5. Consciousness 2: Higher-Order Thought
6. Intentionality
7. Propositional Attitudes
8. Internalism and Externalism