2025 Summer Session A
6 weeks, May 27 - July 3
PHILOS 3 001 - LEC 001
The Nature of Mind
Madeleine M Levac
Class #:11849
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Philosophy
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
12
Enrolled: 18
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
8 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 20 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Course Catalog Description
Introduction to the philosophy of mind. Topics to be considered may include the relation between mind and body; the structure of action; the nature of desires and beliefs; the role of the unconscious.
Class Description
This course is an introduction to the philosophy of mind. You and I
are conscious; we have experiences. In this respect among others we
differ from such things as rocks, bicycles, planets, or waterfalls. But
in some ways we are not so different from them. We have bodies
composed of matter, subject to the laws of physics; the same is true
even of our brains.
What explains the fact that some of the things in the world have
conscious experiences, while others do not? What is the nature of the
mind and the self we often associate with it, and how do these connect
up with our scientific picture of the universe? What is consciousness,
anyway? How and to what extent do the perceptual experiences of a
subject put her in touch with a mind-independent world? In the
process of considering these questions and others, we’ll work on
developing skills in reading and writing philosophy.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats