DEB Ok, Pete, here we are. It’s Module 2.
What are we going to do?
PETE In this module we’ll learn about a logical
structure called the conditional. We’ll see how this is linked to the very
important ideas of necessary and sufficient conditions.
We’ll also see how mistakes in using the conditional give rise to some very common
logical errors of reasoning.
DEB We’ll apply the distinction between necessary
and sufficient conditions in thinking about the mind-body problem and the problem of identity.
Is the body or brain necessary for the existence of the mind or to defining what makes someone
the same person over time?
PETE Do you mean that I could have a mind
without having a brain?
DEB Possibly.
Or you could have a brain without having a mind?
PETE I don’t get it.
DEB Proof positive, exactly.