Minds and Machines

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In this course, we will ask questions about the nature of mind, consciousness, selfhood, and the possibility of artificial minds and artificial intelligence. What is consciousness? What makes you the same person over time? What is the relationship between mind and body? Can a machine think? Can a machine be conscious? To engage with these questions, we will read, discuss, and construct arguments in conversation with ancient, early modern, and contemporary work in the philosophy of mind, philosophy of consciousness, and philosophy of artificial intelligence.