Synopsis

This unit examines the philosophical questions surrounding the mind. You will examine how beliefs have changed over the centuries and be able to contrast the views of Descartes with more modern ideas.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Learning outcomes
1 The quick and the dead – the minded and the non-minded
2 Kinds of minds
3 Varieties of mental phenomena
4 The attitudinal and the experiential
5 Dispositions versus occurrences
6 The relations among mental phenomena
7 Summary
Further reading
Next steps
References
Acknowledgements

 

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