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Logic and philosophy

Logic and philosophy · Philosophy of mind and metaphysics

Mind and metaphysics

Mind-body theories, knowledge and conceivability arguments, functional organization, understanding, personal identity and free will; reconstruct supplied arguments and evaluate their disputed premises without belief profiling.

Ages 18+ 8 lessons about 6 hours in all

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  1. 1 Mind and body: dualist proposals
  2. 2 Physicalism and identity theories
  3. 3 Mary and the knowledge argument
  4. 4 Zombies, conceivability and possibility
  5. 5 Functionalism: a state and its role
  6. 6 The Chinese room: symbols and understanding
  7. 7 Personal identity through change
  8. 8 Free will, determination, and responsibility