The document discusses several theories of mind, including dualism, functionalism, behaviorism, and various forms of monism. It examines debates around the relationship between mind and body, and whether the mind can be explained physically or requires a non-physical explanation. Different theories propose that the mind is a separate substance from the brain, emerges from the physical properties of the brain, or can be understood functionally in terms of computational processes.
1. Theories of Mind I just want to start a conversation so that we shall all feel at home with one another like friends” (Socrates, 400 BC, while starting Western Philosophy)
30. Bibliography Bechtel William: PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (Lawrence Erlbaum, 1988) Chalmers David: THE CONSCIOUS MIND (Oxford University Press, 1996) Dennett Daniel: KINDS OF MINDS (Basic, 1998) Gardner Howard: MIND'S NEW SCIENCE (Basic, 1985) Lycan William: MIND AND COGNITION (MIT Press, 1990) Searle John: THE REDISCOVERY OF THE MIND (MIT Press, 1992)