PHIL 317 - Philosophy of Mind

This course is a philosophical study of the mind through an examination of such subtopics as the mind-body problem, consciousness, experience, perception, intentionality, externalism, and mental causation.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group I
Prerequisite(s): PHIL 201, and one other 200-level Philosophy course.
Instructional Method: Conference
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Understand how arguments can be made, visions presented, or feelings or ideas conveyed through language or other modes of expression (symbols, movement, images, sounds, etc.).
Analyze and interpret texts, whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts.
Evaluate arguments made in or about texts (whether literary or philosophical, in English or a foreign language, or works of the visual or performing arts).