| TTh 11:30 - 12:45 |
| Room 002, Kalkin Hall |
| Final Exam: 9:00am-11:00, Thursday, 5/7 |
| Tentative Schedule of Reading Assignments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Reading To Be Done For Class On That Day | Mini-Assignment or Notes |
| Thursday, 1/15 | Quick summary of Descartes' Meditations, click
here
Descartes' Meditation 6 (available on-line here), especially paragraphs 7-9, 13, 19-22 | |
| Tuesday, 1/20 | Ryle's "Descartes' Myth" | Something to think about: What reasons does Ryle give for thinking that Cartesian Dualism is wrong? |
| Thursday, 1/22 | pp. 7-21 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness | |
| Tuesday, 1/27 | Hempel's
"The Logical Analysis of Psychology"
pp. 23-25 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness | Mini-Assignment to be turned in in class |
| Thursday, 1/29 | Putnam's "Brains and Behavior" | None. |
| Tuesday, 2/3 | Smart's "Sensations and Brain Processes" | None. |
| Thursday, 2/5 | No reading. | |
| Tuesday, 2/10 | pp. 26-29 and 32 of Churchland's
Matter
and Consciousness
Armstrong's "The Causal Theory of the Mind" | None. |
| Thursday, 2/12 | No reading. Homework #1 due | |
| Tuesday, 2/17 | Sections 1 through 3.3, but skip 2.1, in the
Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy's entry on Functionalism
pp. 36-38 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness |
None. |
| Thursday, 2/19 | No reading. | |
| Tuesday, 2/24 | The Intro and sections 1 (skip 1.1), 2, and 4 of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on "Turing Machines" | Mini-assignment. to be turned in in class |
| Thursday, 2/26 | Putnam's "The Nature of Mental States" | None. |
| Tuesday, 3/3 | Town Meeting day. No class. | |
| Thursday, 3/5 | Midterm Exam! | |
| Tuesday, 3/10 | Spring Break -- No Class. | |
| Thursday, 3/12 | Spring Break -- No Class. | |
| Tuesday, 3/17 | Block's
"Troubles with Functionalism?"
Searle's "Can Computers Think?" | Notes. |
| Thursday, 3/19 | Churchland, "Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes" | Notes |
| Tuesday, 3/24 | No reading. | |
| Thursday, 3/26 | No reading. Homework #2 due | |
| Tuesday, 3/31 | Churchland, excerpts on Connectionism from Chapter 7 of Matter and Consciousness | None. |
| Thursday, 4/2 | Fodor and Pylyshyn, "Connectionism and Cognitive Architecture: A Critical Analysis" Read only sections 2, 2.1, 2.2, and all of 3 (that is, skip all of 1, 2.1.1-2.1.4, and 2.2.1-2.2.2) | Notes. |
| Tuesday, 4/7 | Clark and Chalmers' "The Extended Mind" | None. |
| Thursday, 4/9 | Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" | Notes |
| Tuesday, 4/14 | Jackson's "Epiphenomenal Qualia" | Notes |
| Thursday, 4/16 | No reading. Homework #3 due | |
| Tuesday, 4/21 | Churchland, "Reduction, Qualia, and the Direct Introspection of Brain States" | None. |
| Thursday, 4/23 |
Lewis, "Knowing What It's Like"
Nemirow, "Physicalism and the Cognitive Role of Acquaintance" | None. |
| Tuesday, 4/28 | Dennett's "Quining Qualia" up to but not including Intuition pump #9 | None. |
| Thursday, 5/7 | Final Exam at 9:00am in classroom | None. |
Mr. Moyer
Room 204
70 S. Williams St. (mailbox on main floor)
656-3140
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 1:30-2:30
I can also be available after class
or many other times.
Simply send me email or let me know after class if you'd like to
set up a time to meet.
Email:
Mark.Moyer@uvm.edu