What is a mind? How does it relate to a person's brain? How does it
relate to their body and to the external world? Are mental states
identical to physical states? Can the mental be reduced to the
physical? Does thinking require a language-like code? how can my
thoughts cause my behavior? How does consciousness fit into a
materialistic framework?

In this class we will survey and discuss the most important answers
offered to these questions. Students will acquire the necessary
conceptual resources to analyze and criticize different theoretical
positions concerning each of these issues. The course involves a
combination of selected readings from leading philosophers in the
field and class discussions.