Philosophy of Mind

Introduction
The section most relevant to us as ascribed by the syllabus would be the 'mind-body problem ' of philosophy of mind, otherwise known as Dude, Where's my Brain?, Descartes' sloppy conundrum or why we can't have nice things.

2.1 Dualism: the mind is distinct from the physical

 * 2.1.1 The Indivisibility Argument for Substance Dualism
 * 2.1.2 The Conceivability Argument for Substance Dualism
 * 2.1.3 The 'philosophical zombies' argument for Property Dualism
 * 2.1.4 The knowledge/Mary's room argument for Property Dualism
 * 2.1.5 The issues of casual interaction for versions of dualism
 * 2.1.6 The problem of other minds and the threat of solipsism

2.2 Materialism: the mind is not ontologically distinct from the physical

 * 2.2.1 Analytical behaviourism
 * 2.2.2 The mind-brain identity theory
 * 2.2.3 Functionalism
 * 2.2.4 Eliminative materialism

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