PHIL 805 Selected Topics in Philosophy of Mind

Fall Semester 2013 | Evening | Vancouver

INSTRUCTOR: M. Aydede  (maydede at mail.ubc.ca)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The first half of the seminar will focus on representational theories of perceptual and affective experience with a particular emphasis on whether such experiences are transparent to introspection. Recent transparency claims and theories of introspection will be scrutinized especially in the context of affective phenomenology of experiences. The second half of the seminar will focus on theories of perceptual affect developed both in philosophy of mind and in the context of value theory/moral psychology.

REQUIRED TEXTS

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

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NOTE: This course is cross-listed with UBC.