This schedule of readings will be filled in as the semester progresses. All information is tentative until the class prior to the due date.
| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| Wed, Aug 24 | introduction to the course | no reading assignment (first day!) |
| Mon, Aug 29 | Introduction | Kim, chapter 1 |
| Wed, Aug 31 | Substance Dualism | Kim, chapter 2 recommended: Lycan, Giving Dualism Its Due |
| Mon, Sept 5 |
No Class - Labor Day |
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| Wed, Sept 7 | Behaviorism | Kim, chapter 3 |
| Mon, Sept 12 | The Identity Theory | Kim, chapter 4; Churchland, Chapter 1 (Introduction) literature review topic should be selected |
| Wed, Sept 14 | Functionalism I: Mind as Computer | Kim, chapter 5 |
| Mon, Sept 19 | Functionalism II: Mind as Causal System | Kim, chapter 6 lit review: encyclopedia articles |
| Wed, Sept 21 | Mental Causation | Kim, chapter 7 |
| Mon, Sept 26 | Mental Content | Churchland, chapter 8 lit review: Philosophers' Index search |
| Wed, Sept 28 | Mental Content, continued |
recommended: Putnam, "The Meaning of 'Meaning'" |
| Mon, Oct 3 | Consciousness | Kim, chapter 9 lit review: PhilPapers search |
| Wed, Oct 5 | Consciousness, continued | Kim, chapter 10 |
| Mon, Oct 10 | Consciousness: A Perspective from Neuroscience; midterm review |
Churchland, chapter 4 |
| Wed, Oct 12 |
Mid-Term Examination |
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| Mon, Oct 17 | Fun with Consciousness | Blackmore, chapters 1-4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAntzB7EwE&noredirect=1; http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~rensink/flicker/download/ |
| Wed, Oct 19 | The Self | Blackmore, chapter 5; Churchland, chapter 3 |
| Mon, Oct 24 | Free Will | Blackmore, chapter 7; Churchland, chapter 5 literature review due |
| Wed, Oct 26 | Supersizing the Mind I | Clark, chapters 1-2 |
| Mon, Oct 31 | Supersizing the Mind II | Clark, chapters 2-4 |
| Wed, Nov 2 | Supersizing the Mind III | Clark, chapters 5-6 |
| Mon, Nov 7 | Supersizing the Mind IV | Clark, chapters 7-8 |
| Wed, Nov 9 | Supersizing the Mind V | Clark, chapters 9-10, Appendix |
| Mon, Nov 14 | Extra Topic 1: Language and Thought | articles by Geoffrey Pullum and Lera
Boroditsky (on TLEARN) recommended: turn in draft of paper |
| Wed, Nov 16 | Extra Topic 2: AI | Essays by Alan Turing and John Haugeland (on TLEARN) |
| Mon, Nov 21 | Extra topic 3: Zombie Day | Readings from Chalmers & Dennett on TLEARN |
| Wed, Nov 23 | No Class: Thanksgiving Holiday | |
| Mon, Nov 28 | Extra Topic 4: Quantum Mechanics & Consciousness | readings from Marshall Spector; Lahav &
Shanks, on TLEARN paper due |
| Wed, Nov 30 | Extra Topic 5: Free Will (Revisited) | Chapters from Dennett on TLEARN |
| Mon, Dec 5 | review for final exam | No new reading |
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Thurs, Dec 15 |
FINAL EXAMINATION (3:30 PM) |