Fall 1998

Junior Tutorial: THE BODY

Classroom TBA, Time TBA

Luca Ferrero

ferrero@fas.harvard.edu

Emerson 316

Office Hour: after the tutorial or by appointment

Calendar

-- Body and Embodiement --

Week 1 D. Dennett, "Where Am I?", Brainstorms, pp. 310-323

[suggested B. O'Shaughnessy, "The Mind-Body Problem"]

Week 2 A. Danto, "What We Can Do" in Care N.S., Readings in the Theory of Action

Week 3 S. Shoemaker "Embodiement and Behavior", Identity, Cause and Mind, 113-138

First paper topic distributed

Week 4 J. Haugeland "Mind Embodied and Embedded", Having Thought, Ch. 9

-- Body and World --

Week 5 D. Leder, The Absent Body, Ch. 1 (skip pages 30-35)

First 5-page paper due in class

Week 6 D. Leder, The Absent Body, Ch. 2

Second paper topic distributed

Week 7 S. Todes, The Human Body as the Material Subject of The World, pp. 49-79

-- Extending the Body: Prosthesis and Tools --

Week 8 G. Marcel, Metaphysical Journal, Appendix, pp. 332-339

D. Leder, The Absent Body, pp. 30-35

Second 5-page paper due in class

Week 9 K. Walton, "Photography", Critical Inquiry,

Week 10 Thanksgiving – No Meeting

Week 11 D. Davidson, "Seeing through Language"

[Suggested A. Clark, Being There, Ch. 10]

Third paper topic distributed

Week 12 A. Clark & D. Chalmers, "The Extended Mind", Analysis, vol. 58

Dec 17 Last day of classes

Third 5 pages paper due by 5.00 p.m. in my mailbox

Readings are available for Xeroxing on the reserve shelf in Robbins Library

Grading and Extension Policy

Each paper counts for 20% of the final grade, participation 40%

A late paper will be marked down 1/3 of a grade for every day it is late.

A 2 days advance notice and a good reason are required for extensions.

No extension can be granted on the final paper.