TY - SOUND AU - Pessin,Andrew ED - Recorded Books, LLC. TI - Philosophy of mind T2 - The Modern scholar SN - 9781440772504 (sound discs) AV - BD418.3 .P437 2010 U1 - 128/.2 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Prince Frederick, MD PB - Recorded Books KW - Audiobooks N1 - Compact disc; Title from container; "14 lectures"--Container; In container (26 cm.); Includes bibliographical references (guide); 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; Lecture given by Andrew Pessin; Issued also on cassette N2 - 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 UR - http://www.modernscholar.com ER -