TYPE A. This kind of essay involves writing an extended version of the sort of essay you wrote for Assignment 3. Essays of Type A should contain three parts. The first part should be a reconstruction of the relevant view. The second part should be a reconstruction of either (a) a competing position, or (b) a criticism of the position in part one as is called for by the question. If the paper calls for (a), then the third part should contain a critical assessment of one of the views in favor of the other.
THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM (TYPE A). In The Mind-Body Problem", John Searle argues that mind-body dualism can be avoided. What is Searle's alternative, and how does he argue for his position? Thomas Nagel argues that there are facts about "what it's like" to be a particular sort of creature that a view such as Searle's cannot account for. How does Nagel arrive at this conclusion? Is Nagel right that such facts cannot be accounted for by Searle's position?