Mind and Mindfulness Credits: 3

Catalog description

A study of Western and Eastern philosophical approaches to understanding the mind, including such topics as mental phenomena, the relation of mind to body,, the self and personal identity, and artificial intelligence. Classical and contemporary treatments of such concepts as 'mind', 'intention', 'sensation', 'perception', 'stimulus', etc., and their relation to action and behavior are considered, as are a variety of techniques for coming to know our own minds, such as styles of Eastern meditation