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℗2010
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7 audio discs (approximately 8 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book (96 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm)
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Mind and body -- Dualism -- Psychoanalysis, behaviorism, and the science of the mind -- The identity theory -- Functionalism -- Computer minds -- Mind-body causation, Part I -- What are thoughts? -- The language of thoughts -- Theories of meaning -- Consciousness and the physical world, Part I -- Consciousness and the physical world, Part II -- Mind-body causation, Part II -- Eliminativism
The nature of the mind lies at the heart of the eternal human quest for understanding. What does it mean to think? What is the relation between mind and body, and where do we draw the line between "physical" and "mental"? With an enthusiastic and scholarly approach, Professor Andrew Pessin of Connecticut College addresses these and other questions, including a studied look at beliefs, consciousness, groundbreaking thought experiments, and whether or not computers can ever truly think
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"14 lectures"--Container
In container (26 cm.)
Unabridged
Lecture given by Andrew Pessin
Issued also on cassette