Philosophy (PHIL)
Department of Philosophy
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
PHIL 3502 [0.5 credit]
Mind and Action
Philosophical thought concerning the relation between mentality and agency. Topics may include: the relation between belief, desire, and behaviour; rationality and normativity; representing and doing; subjectivity and intersubjectivity; physical and psychological laws; mental causation. Authors may include; Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Ryle, Sellars, Anscombe, Davidson, Taylor, and McDowell.
Prerequisite:
PHIL 2501 or
PHIL 2502, or permission of the Department.