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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Mind-Body Problem

Theories

Cartesian Dualism

Cartesianism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551540&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Dualism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/d/dualism.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Dualism
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/dualism.html)

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind definition and discussion
Dualism
(http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05169a.htm)

Catholic Encyclopedia article
Mind-body dualism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/d9.htm#dual)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
René Descartes and the legacy of mind/body dualism
(http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Descartes.html)

Discussion of the history of the mind-body problem by Robert H. Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
Dualism Part I: arguments for dualism
(http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/mind/lecture2.htm)

Lecture notes by Joe Lau (University of Hong Kong)
Dualism Part II: arguments against dualism
(http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/mind/lecture3.htm)

Lecture notes by Joe Lau (University of Hong Kong)
Epiphenomenalism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551932&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article.
Epiphenomenalism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epiphenomenalism/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Epiphenomenalism
(http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphenomenalism)

Wikipedia article
Epiphenomenalism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e5.htm#epiph)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Logical Behaviorism

Behaviorism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/behavior.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Behaviorism
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/behaviorism/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Behaviorism
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/behaviorism.html)

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind definition and discussion
Behaviorism
(http://web.mit.edu/abyrne/www/behaviourism.html)

Article by Alex Byrne
Behaviourism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/b2.htm#behav)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Identity Theory

The Identity Theory of Mind
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552373&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Identity theory
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/i/identity.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
The Identity Theory of Mind
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mind-identity/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Identity theory
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/identitytheory.html)

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind definition and discussion
Identity Theories
(http://host.uniroma3.it/progetti/kant/field/mbit.htm)

Field guide to the Philosophy of Mind article
Identity theory of mind
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/i.htm#idth)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Physicalism Part I: the identity theory
(http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/mind/lecture4.htm)

Lecture notes by Joe Lau (University of Hong Kong)
Is the Mind Physical?
(http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~ursa/philos/phinow2.htm)

Article by Peter Lloyd from Philosophy Now, 1993
Functionalism

Functionalism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552130&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Functionalism
(http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/f/function.htm)

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Functionalism
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/functionalism.html)

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind definition and discussion
Functionalism
(http://cognet.mit.edu/MITECS/Entry/maloney.html)

MITECS entry and suggested additional links
Functionalism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/f9.htm#func)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
What is functionalism?
(http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00000235/00/199712008.html)

Overview article by Ned Block (NYU)
Functionalism
(http://www.siu.edu/~philos/faculty/Manfredi/intro/mind/function.html)

Discussion by Pat Manfredi (Southern Illinois University)
Functionalism
(http://www.siu.edu/~philos/faculty/Manfredi/intro/mind/function.html)

Discussion by Pat Manfredi (Southern Illinois University)
Functionalism: General information
(http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/mind/lecture7.htm)

Lecture notes by Joe Lau (University of Hong Kong)
Functionalism and qualia
(http://www.hku.hk/philodep/courses/mind/lecture8.htm)

Lecture notes by Joe Lau (University of Hong Kong)
The Nature of Mental States
(http://hps.elte.hu/~gk/books/cog/putnam.htm)

Article by Hilary Putnam (Harvard University) advocating a functionalist account of mental states
Eliminative Materialism

Eliminativism
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=551895&secid=.-&hh=1)

Oxford Companion to Philosophy article
Eliminativism
(http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~philos/MindDict/eliminativism.html)

Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind definition and discussion
Eliminativism
(http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/e.htm#elim)

Definition and suggested links by Garth Kemerling
Eliminative materialism
(http://cognet.mit.edu/MITECS/Entry/stich.html)

MITECS entry and suggested additional links
A Particularly Compelling Refutation of Eliminative Materialism
(http://www.unc.edu/~ujanel/ElimWeb.htm)

Article by William Lycan (University of North Carolina)
Property Dualism

Emergent Properties
(http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/properties-emergent/)

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article
Property dualism
(http://click.hotbot.com/director.asp?id=1&query=property+dualism&rsource=INK&target=http%... )

Dictionary of the Philosophy of Mind article
Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Properties: An Argument for Property Dualism
(http://humanities.ucsc.edu/NEH/nidarumelin.htm)

Martine Nida-Rümelin (University of Freibourg) presents a formal argument property dualism
Why I am Not a Property Dualist
(http://www.imprint.co.uk/pdf/searle-final.pdf)

Searle explains his rejection of property dualism
Three Versions of the Problem of Mental Causation
(http://www.uni-bielefeld.de/philosophie/personen/beckermann/MentCaus_O.pdf)

Outline by Ansgar Beckerman on the problem posed by mental causation
How Could Conscious Experience Affect Brains?
(http://cogprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/archive/00002750/01/JCSVelmans2001.final.htm)

Article by Max Velmans (University of London) outlining a model for understanding mental causation
A Defense of Emergent Downward Causation
(http://www.california.com/~mcmf/causeweb.html)

Article by Teed Rockwell (University of California, Hayward) defending downward causation
Physicalism, Emergence and Downward Causation
(http://www.lehigh.edu/~mhb0/physicalemergence.pdf)

Article by Richard J. Campbell and Mark Bickhard (Lehigh University) responding to criticisms of downward causation
Levels, Emergence, and Three Versions of Downward Causation
(http://www.nbi.dk/~emmeche/coPubl/2000d.le3DC.v4b.html)

Article by Claus Emmeche, Simo Køppe and Frederik Stjernfelt (Copenhagen) articulating three different ways of understanding downward causation