Topics in Philosophy of Mind: Self-Knowledge
As taught in: Spring 2005
Le paysan (Peasant) by Paul Cezanne. (Image courtesy of the WebMuseum Web site.)
Instructors:
Prof. Alex Byrne
MIT Course Number:
24.500
Level:
Graduate
Course Features
Course Description
This is a seminar on "self-knowledge" -- knowledge of one's own mental states. In addition to reading some of the classic papers on self-knowledge, we will look at some very recent work on the topic. There will be no lectures. Each week I will spend half an hour or so introducing the assigned reading, and the rest of the time will be devoted to discussion.
