Philosophy 206 - Minds,Brains,and Machines

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. Science gives us an increasingly detailed picture of the world. According to this picture, the world is at bottom physical: all there is are bits of matter arranged in various ways. How do we fit into this picture Are we identical to our bodies, or are we essentially minds Is the mind the same as the brain, or is it a separate kind of entity Or is it not an entity at all, but a property of something physical, such as our brain Does having a mind require having a brain, or could a machine have a mind, too Is perhaps the relation of the mind to the brain the same as that of a computer program to a computer running the program Finally, do the answers to these questions matter to how we should live our lives Conference.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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