| MWF 3:30 - 4:20 |
| Room L107, Lafayette Hall |
| Final Exam: Tuesday, December 14, 4:30 - 6:30 |
Schedule of Reading Assignments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date Due | Reading (in course pack) To Be Done For Class On That Day | Mini-Assignment or Notes |
| Wednesday, 9/1 | Quick summary of Descartes' Meditations, click
here
Descartes' Meditation 6 (available on-line here), especially paragraphs 7-9, 13, 19-22 | |
| Friday, 9/3 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 9/8 | Ryle's "Descartes' Myth"
pp. 7-21 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness |
Something to think about: What reasons does Ryle give for thinking that Cartesian Dualism is wrong? |
| Friday, 9/10 | No reading. | |
| Monday, 9/13 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 9/15 | Hempel's "The Logical Analysis of Psychology"
pp. 23-25 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness (this appears after the Putnam reading) | Mini-Assignment to be turned in at the start of class |
| Friday, 9/17 | Putnam's "Brains and Behavior" | None. |
| Monday, 9/20 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 9/22 | Smart's "Sensations and Brain Processes" | None. |
| Friday, 9/24 | No reading. | |
| Monday, 9/27 | pp. 26-29 and 32 of Churchland's Matter and Consciousness | |
| Wednesday, 9/29 | No reading. Homework #1 due | |
| Friday, 10/1 | 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. |
| Monday, 10/4 | Putnam's "The Nature of Mental States" | No notes. |
| Wednesday, 10/6 | The Intro and sections 1 (skip 1.1), 2, and 4 of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy article on "Turing Machines" | (No need to work hard at understanding this one. Skimming it is fine.) |
| Friday, 10/8 | No Class -- Fall Recess! | |
| Monday, 10/11 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 10/13 | Block's "Troubles with Functionalism?" | |
| Friday, 10/15 | No reading. Homework #2 due | |
| Monday, 10/18 | Searle's "Can Computers Think?" | Notes. |
| Wednesday, 10/20 | No reading. | |
| Friday, 10/22 | No reading. | |
| Monday, 10/25 | Midterm Exam! | |
| Wednesday, 10/27 | Churchland, "Eliminative Materialism and the Propositional Attitudes" | Notes |
| Friday, 10/29 | No reading. | |
| Monday, 11/1 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 11/3 | Churchland, excerpts on Connectionism from Chapter 7 of Matter and Consciousness (this reading says 'Neuroscience' at the top and has a picture of a cube) | No notes. |
| Friday, 11/5 | 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. |
| Monday, 11/8 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 11/10 | No reading. | |
| Friday, 11/12 | Clark and Chalmers, "The Extended Mind" | None. |
| Monday, 11/15 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 11/17 | Nagel's "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" | Nagel Notes |
| Friday, 11/19 | Jackson's "Epiphenomenal Qualia"
Recommended Video: Chalmers on Consciousness | Jackson Notes |
| Monday, 11/22 | No Reading. Thanksgiving Holiday! | None. |
| Wednesday, 11/24 | No Reading. Thanksgiving Holiday! | None. |
| Friday, 11/26 | No Reading. Thanksgiving Holiday! | None. |
| Monday, 11/29 | Churchland, "Reduction, Qualia, and the Direct Introspection of Brain States" (when reading section I, just try to get the main idea and don't worry about details) | |
| Wednesday, 12/1 | No Reading. Homework #3 due | |
| Friday, 12/3 | Lewis, "Knowing What It's Like"
Nemirow, "Physicalism and the Cognitive Role of Acquaintance" Very Optional Video: What Mary Didn't Know | |
| Monday, 12/6 | No reading. | |
| Wednesday, 12/8 | Dennett's "Quining Qualia" up to but not including Intuition pump #9 | None. |
Mark Moyer
Room 205
70 S. Williams St. (mailbox on main floor)
656-3140
Office Hours: Mondays, 1:05 - 2:05 & Fridays, 2:10 - 3:10
I can also be available after class
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Simply send me email or let me know after class if you'd like to
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Email:
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