The nature of the mind lies at the heart of the eternal human quest
for understanding. What does it mean to think? What is the relation
between mind and body, and where do we draw the line between "physical"
and "mental"? With an enthusiastic and scholarly approach, Professor
Andrew Pessin of Connecticut College addresses these and other
questions, including a studied look at beliefs, consciousness,
groundbreaking thought experiments, and whether or not computers can
ever truly think.

Course Syllabus

Lecture 1 Mind and Body
Lecture 2 Dualism
Lecture 3 Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, and the Science of the Mind
Lecture 4 The Identity Theory
Lecture 5 Functionalism
Lecture 6 Computer Minds
Lecture 7 Mind-Body Causation, Part I
Lecture 8 What Are Thoughts?
Lecture 9 The Language of Thought
Lecture 10 Theories of Meaning
Lecture 11 Consciousness and the Physical World, Part I
Lecture 12 Consciousness and the Physical World, Part II
Lecture 13 Mind-Body Causation, Part II
Lecture 14 Eliminativism

Professor Andrew Pessin
Connecticut College

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