This schedule of readings will be filled in as the semester progresses. All readings are from Chalmers, ed., Philosophy of Mind, except where otherwise noted. All information is tentative until the class prior to the due date.
| Date | Topic | Assignment |
| Wed, Jan 16 | Introduction | |
| Mon, Jan 21 | Martin Luther King Day | No Class |
| Wed, Jan 23 | Dualism: interactionist dualism and epiphenomenalism | Descartes (two selections), Huxley, Smullyan |
| Mon, Jan 28 | Behaviorism | Ryle, Carnap, Putnam |
| Wed, Jan 30 | The Identity Theory | Place, Smart, Feigl |
| Mon, Feb 4 | Functionalism I | Putnam, Armstrong, |
| Wed, Feb 6 | Functionalism II | Block, Nida-Rümelin |
| Mon, Feb 11 | Reductionism and Antireductionism | Fodor, Kim |
| Wed, Feb 13 | Mental Causation | Kim, Yablo |
| Mon, Feb 18 | Mental Causation, Concluded; Consciousness I | Yablo (continued); Nagel |
| Wed, Feb 20 | Consciousness II | Block, Dennett |
| Mon, Feb 25 | Consciousness III | Chalmers |
| Wed, Feb 27 |
Intentionalism (= Representationalism) |
Michael Tye, "Visual Qualia and Visual Content Revisited" (Chalmers pp. 447ff) |
| Mon, Mar 3 | review for mid-term exam | no new reading |
| Wed, Mar 5 |
Mid-Term Examination |
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| Mon, Mar 10 | Content I | Putnam, "The Meaning of 'Meaning'" (Chalmers pp. 581ff) |
| Wed, Mar 12 | Content II | "Narrow Mental
Content," in the
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy literature review due |
| Mon, Mar 17 - Fri, Mar 22 | Spring Break | No classes |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Philosophy and Cognitive Science 1 | Clark, Mindware, Intro and chapters 1-2 |
| Wed, Mar 26 | Philosophy and Cognitive Science 2 | Clark, Mindware, chapters 3-4 |
| Mon, Mar 31 | Philosophy and Cognitive Science 3 | Clark, Mindware, chapters 5-6 |
| Wed, April 2 | Philosophy and Cognitive Science 4 | Clark, Mindware, chapters 7-9 recommended: turn in draft of paper |
| Mon, April 7 | Old Friends Revisited | Clark, Appendices I-II |
| Wed, April 9 | Searle's Critique 1 | Searle, Chapter 1 |
| Mon, April 14 | Searle's Critique 2 | Searle, Chapter 2 |
| Wed, April 16 | Searle's Critique 3 | Searle, Chapters 3 and 4 |
| Mon, April 21 | Searle's Critique 4 | Searle, Chapters 5 and 6 paper due |
| Wed, April 23 | Searle's Critique 5 | Searle, Chapters 7 and 8 |
| Mon, April 28 | Searle's Critique 6 | Searle, Chapters 9 and 10 |
| Wed, April 30 | review for final exam | No new reading. |
| Wed, May 7 | FINAL EXAMINATION (2:00 PM) |
Last update:
February 1, 2008. |