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SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction and warm-up: Searle against artificial intelligence (AI) Problem set 1 out 2 days after Ses #1
2 Searle (cont.)  
3 Searle (cont.)

Problem set 2 out 2 days after Ses #3

Problem set 1 due 2 days after Ses #3

First argument analysis assignment out 2 days after Ses #3
4 Dualism  
5 Dualism (cont.)

Problem set 3 out 2 days after Ses #5

Problem set 2 due 2 days after Ses #5

First argument analysis due 2 days after Ses #5
6 Behaviorism  
7

Behaviorism (cont.)

The identity theory

Problem set 4 out 2 days after Ses #7

Problem set 3 due 2 days after Ses #7

First paper assignment out 2 days after Ses #7
8 The identity theory (cont.)  
9 The identity theory (cont.)

Problem set 5 out 2 days after Ses #9

Problem set 4 due 2 days after Ses #9
10 Functionalism  
11 Functionalism (cont.)

Problem set 6 out 2 days after Ses #11

Problem set 5 due 2 days after Ses #11

First paper due 2 days after Ses #11
12 Functionalism (cont.)  
13

Functionalism (cont.)

Intentionality and externalism

Problem set 7 out 2 days after Ses #13

Problem set 6 due 2 days after Ses #13

Second paper assignment out 2 days after Ses #13
14 Intentionality and externalism (cont.)  
15 Externalism (cont.)

Problem set 8 out 2 days after Ses #15

Problem set 7 due 2 days after Ses #15
16 Externalism and self-knowledge  
17 Nagel on bats

Problem set 9 out 2 days after Ses #17

Problem set 8 due 2 days after Ses #17
18 Jackson's knowledge argument

Problem set 9 due 2 days after Ses #18

Second argument analysis assignment out 2 days after Ses #18

Second paper due 2 days after Ses #18
19

The knowledge argument (cont.)

Chalmers' dualism

  
20 Chalmers' dualism (cont.)

Problem set 10 out 2 days after Ses #18

Second argument analysis due 2 days after Ses #18

Third paper assignment out 2 days after Ses #18
21 Chalmers' dualism (cont.)  
22 Panprotopsychism

Problem set 11 out 2 days after Ses #22

Problem set 10 due 2 days after Ses #22
23 Panprotopsychism (cont.)  
24 Mysterianism

Problem set 11 due 2 days after Ses #24

Third paper due 2 days after Ses #24
25 Consciousness and intentionality  
26 Conclusion: Final lecture