Welcome to the course blog for PHIL 450 - Consciousness, Intentionality, Embodiment in the Department of Philosophy at the College of Charleston (Spring 2009). This course will explore some of the most important research on consciousness, intentionality, and embodiment that is at the heart of the new interdisciplinary field of Consciousness Studies: What it is like to perceive, desire, or know something---like listening to the sound of a Mozart concerto, tasting the flavor of a strong espresso, or feeling the cool breeze of a spring morning? What are the structures of conscious experience? How is perceptual consciousness different from emotion, memory, or imagination? Why is there something it is like to be conscious? How are we to understand the fact that our consciousness appears to be always directed at something? Finally, to what extend is our conscious experience shaped and conditioned by the body? I sincerely hope that in conducting some of our discussion of these important questions on this open forum others might benefit from it.
To find out more about the content of this course, please consult the draft syllabus.
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