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Rachel L. Fredericks
PHIL 363
Seattle Campus
Various theories of the nature of mind, the relationship between mind and body, the self, introspection, and knowledge of other minds.
Class description
This survey course is structured to draw attention to the historical development of philosophy of mind, emphasizing how each theory to be discussed was developed in response to the recognized shortcomings of its predecessors. We will explore questions about qualitative states, intentional states, brain states, and the relations between these states. Paper assignments are designed to build core expository and evaluative skills, and require students to complete more philosophically sophisticated tasks as the term progresses. The course is suitable for those who have taken at least one philosophy course before, especially those intending to be philosophy majors.
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