Mind-Body Philosophy

Many people have heard the term “mind-body philosophy” used to describe the relationship between physical wellness and mental wellbeing. But mind-body philosophy in its truest form is so much more. It’s a philosophical inquiry that has engaged great minds for centuries, going far beyond the simple idea of a physical mind-body connection, and seeking answers for some of the most complex questions of human existence.

All Lectures:
1. Mind, Body, and Questions of Consciousness
2. Mind and Body in Greek Philosophy
3. Eastern Perspectives on Mind and Body
4. Using the Body to Shape the Mind
5. History of the Soul
6. How Descartes Divided Mental from Physical
7. Mistakes about Our Own Consciousness
8. Strange Cases of Consciousness
9. Altered States of Consciousness
10. Memory, Mind, and Brain
11. Self-Consciousness and the Self
12. Rival Psychologies of the Mind
13. The Enigma of Free Will
14. Emotions: Where Mind and Body Meet
15. Could a Machine Be Conscious?
16. Computational Approaches to the Mind
17. A Guided Tour of the Brain
18. Thinking Body and Extended Mind
19. Francis Crick and Binding in the Brain
20. Clues on Consciousness from Anesthesiology
21. Of Mind, Materialism, and Zombies
22. Thought Experiments against Materialism
23. Consciousness and the Explanatory Gap
24. A Philosophical Science of Consciousness?