PHI 250 - Minds,Brains & Machines

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Berea College

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Prerequisite: GSTR 210 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2010-2011) An introduction to the philosophy of mind, examining such questions as whether there could be consciousness after bodily death, whether the mind is anything "over and above" the brain and central nervous system, whether a human-built machine could ever think or be conscious. Attention to classic texts and contemporary philosophic research, writing, and rigorous thinking about the nature of mind and thought. 1 Course Credit

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.berea.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 985-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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