1. THE MIND- BODY PROBLEM UNIT 1: WHAT IS A PERSON? MR. DEZILVA GRADE 11 PHILOSOPHY

2. WHAT IS THE MIND- BODY PROBLEM? The problem examines the correlation between mind and matter, reason and experience, empiricism and rationalism

3. COGNITION What is Cognition?  The scientific study of how the human mind processes information Cognitive Psychology  A branch of psychology, which seeks to answer questions like “what is thought?” and “how can we be certain of knowledge?” Cognition can also develop into Metacognition: “Thinking about Thinking.”

4. THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM The Purple Elephant: Activity: “Whatever you do, do NOT think of a purple elephant” Discovery

5. CAN WE KNOW WITHOUT DOING OR EXPERIENCING?

6. BATTLE: MIND VERSUS MATTER

7. THE BIG QUESTIONS How are Physical Events and Mental Events Related? Examples? Discuss Another Big Question: Is it possible to think of something not experienced with the senses? Discuss

8. SOME KEY MEDIA TO CONSIDER Memento (Directed by Christopher Nolan) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR =1&v=XlV4ym68v7o The Matrix (Directed by The Wachowskis) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmEPXXJ4sKw Inception (Directed by Christopher Nolan) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0hFBIusd3Yhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0hFBIusd3Y Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Directed by Michel Gondry) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quuMv7cGUn0 The Bourne Identity (Created by Robert Ludlum) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tqK_3mKQUw

9. QUICK SHORT ASSIGNMENT - Refer to Handout