This unit is concerned with some philosophical questions about the nature of consciousness, in particular with the question whether consciousness is irreducibly non-physical. We shall look at all of the major theories of the mind/body relationship, and we shall also examine the prospects for the creation of artificial intelligence and conscious computers. www.arts.monash.edu.au/phil/undergraduate/lateryear.html -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Josh May
Prerequisites: Students with first-year level units to the value of 24 points in any faculty or by permission.
