Borges and I: a Quest for Self-Knowledge

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lectures:

• 1. introduction (1/22,24)
• Being no one
  • 2. attention (1/29,31)
  • 3. phenomenal Self... (2/5,7)
  • 4. ... and the brain (2/12,14)
  • 5. access consciousness (2/19,21)
  • 6. narrative selves (2/26,28)
  • 7. dreaming (3/5,7)
  • 8. solitude (3/12,14)
• SPRING BREAK
• Imagine
  • 9. free will (3/26,28)
  • 10. ethics (4/2,4)
• Let there be light
  • 11. wisdom and happiness (4/9,11)
  • 12. time (4/16,18)
  • 13. reality (4/23,25)
• Mind the gap
  • 14. beyond (4/30,5/2)

interactive:

• bulletin board
• questions

assignments, etc.:

• assignments
  • assigned readings
  • writing assignments
• admin details

Shimon Edelman <se37 at cornell.edu>

Last modified on Wed Jan 16 11:14:42 2008