Philosophy of Mind
This page contains some links to internet philosophy of mind resources, and to some
materials for my Philosophy of Mind class.
Materials for Philosophy 3331, Philosophy of Mind
The materials below are from previous offerings of the course. They
will be somewhat different this time around, but you may still find them of
interest.
Topics for the Literature Review
Description of the Literature Review
Assignment
Starting Points for Research
Putnam, Block, and
Nida-Rümelin on Functionalism
some notes on Searle, The Rediscovery of the Mind
chapter 1
chapter 2
chapter 3
chapter 4
chapter 7
chapter 9
also see these related handouts from my intro class:
behaviorism overview
identity theory overview
Other Internet Resources
- The Stanford Encyclopedia of
Philosophy. An excellent internet-based encyclopedia. Many articles
are by well-known experts. Has now grown into a remarkably rich resource.
Among many relevant articles, see those on
dualism,
behaviorism, the
identity theory,
functionalism,
mental causation,
mental
representation,
narrow mental
content,
consciousness, the
computational
theory of mind, cognitive science, connectionism, mental imagery, and qualia.
- David Chalmers's web site.
The homepage of the editor of our main text for the class. Lots of good stuff.
- SWIF Philosophy
of Mind.
A very nice Italian site; this link is to the English version. As of
8/28/05, the links on the main page appear to be broken but the ones in the
left-hand column are OK. The "Topics" link is a good starting point.
- Mind and Body: Rene Descartes
to William James. This site focuses on the history of psychology.
- The Alan Turing Home Page.
A fascinating site devoted to a crucial figure in the history of AI. Maintained by Andrew
Hodges, the author of an important biography of Turing.
- The Outsider's Guide to Artificial
Intelligence. Well, an outsider's guide, anyway. A little odd but
interesting.
- The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Includes entries on dualism,
behaviorism, the
identity theory, and
higher-order theories of
consciousness. There is also a substantial and
interesting piece on Searle's "Chinese
room argument" against the possibility of "strong" artificial
intelligence, and a fairly substantial entry on
Descartes.