Essay topics for essay #2

  1. Explain Perry's proposal about the explanatory gap, and Chalmers' two main criticisms. Do you agree with Perry or Chalmers, or neither? Explain your reasons carefully.
  2. Explain and critically evaluate Crick's theory of freewill.
  3. Provide a summary of the main points in Andy Clark's "Memento's Revenge: Objections and Replies to the Extended Mind." Do you agree with these points? Why, or why not?
  4. How are emotions related to consciousness? Are emotions always conscious, sometimes conscious, or never conscious?