ABSTRACT
This chapter presents an introduction to qualia and the mental, followed by a thought experiment. It is followed by a short discussion and then a series of questions. The set of arguments in the philosophy of mind tries to motivate a belief in the existence of something other than the physical by consideration of qualia, the sensation of what it's like to have a particular experience. The thought experiment by Frank Jackson intendes to illustrate this idea. It presents a case of a girl named Mary, who has been brought up in monochrome surroundings: everything in the room where she lives is black and white. The questions are intended to get the philosophy students thinking about the problems. They have used these kinds of questions in seminars as the questions set for seminars. The chapter also gives a cursory sketch of some of the ways in which philosophers have responded to the thought experiment.
