Philosophy 334sk - Seminar: Topics-Philosophy of the Mind-Self Knowledge

This course examines how we know our own minds. We will ask questions such as these: How do we come to know that we have minds? Is introspection a kind of inner sense? Do we have immediate access to the contents of our own minds? Is our knowledge of our own minds privileged or infallible? How is language implicated in self-knowledge? Do animals know the contents of their minds? These are questions that have been raised and addressed with great sophistication in both Indian and Western philosophical traditions and that have been explored empirically in cognitive psychology and by experimental philosophers. Our investigation will therefore be both cross-cultural and interdisciplinary. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] JR/SR only