What Is a Mind? The Central Problems of Philosophy of Mind
Tackle the hardest problem in philosophy: consciousness. Explore dualism, physicalism, functionalism, and the question of whether machines can think.
Steps
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- Reading· ~11 min
The field of Positions: From Dualism to Eliminativism
The main philosophical positions on the ==mind-body problem==, and why each one either explains too much or too little.
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- Reading· ~9 min
Qualia, Zombies, and the Mary Argument: The Hard Problem's Best Weapons
Three thought experiments that have defined the consciousness debate, and why they're so hard to dismiss.
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- Text Explore· ~8 min
The Hard Problem in Chalmers' Own Words
Read Chalmers' original formulation and the most pointed responses.
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- Argument Map· ~10 min
The Mind-Body field
Map the positions and arguments in contemporary philosophy of mind.
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- Dialogue· ~10 min
Dialogue: Is the Hard Problem Really Hard?
Challenge whether Chalmers has identified a genuine explanatory gap or a conceptual confusion.
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- Reflection· ~8 min
Reflection: What Is It Like to Be You?
Turn the philosophy of mind's central question inward.
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