The Mind and the World

Catalog description

A critical examination of contemporary topics concerning the relation between the human mind and natural world. The topics vary with semesters, but typically include the state of knowledge about the mind and its relationship to the brain, the possibility of a science of the mind, skepticism about knowledge, free will and determinism, and the limits of scientific knowledge. A PHI 111Y is the oral discourse version of A PHI 111 in which students will attend a weekly discussion section in addition to regular lectures. Only one version of A PHI 111 may be taken for credit.