Minds and Machines

Submitted by Berkich on Sun, 01/08/2012 - 15:07

Don Berkich MW 3:30 - 4:45, BH 235 Spring 2012
PHIL 4303.001 & PSYC 4390.002: Minds and Machines

Introduction
Syllabus
Readings
Problem Sets
Term Paper
Resources

You don't understand it if you don't know how to build it.

Schedule

Wednesday, 01-11-12 Introduction  
Monday, 01-16-12 Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday  
Wednesday, 01-18-12 The History of Cognition I: Ancient Philosophy  
Monday, 01-23-12 The History of Cognition II: Modern Philosophy Problem Set 01 Assigned
Wednesday, 01-25-12 The History of Cognition III: Contemporary Philosophy  
Monday, 01-30-12 The History of Artificial Intelligence Problem Set 01 Due; Problem Set 02 Assigned
Wednesday, 02-01-12 The Turing Test  
Monday, 02-06-12 Computability Problem Set 02 Due; Problem Set 03 Assigned
Wednesday, 02-08-12 Computability, Complexity, and the Church-Turing Thesis Term Paper Prospectus Assigned
Monday, 02-13-12 Contemporary Cognitive Science  
Wednesday, 02-15-12 Robot Intentionality I: The Chinese Room Term Paper Prospectus Due
Monday, 02-20-12 Robot Intentionality II: The Chinese Room Replies, Boden's Response, and Searle's Argument Problem Set 03 Due; Problem Set 04 Assigned
Wednesday, 02-22-12 Robot Intentionality III: Dretske's Response  
Monday, 02-27-12 Robot Intentionality IV: Dennett's Response Problem Set 04 Due; Problem Set 05 Assigned
Wednesday, 02-29-12 Robot Intentionality V: The Frame Problem  
Monday, 03-05-12 Robot Intentionality VI: Theories of Meaning Term Paper Annotated Bibliography Assigned
Wednesday, 03-07-12 Robot Intentionality VII: Externalism and Distributed Cognition Problem Set 05 Due
Monday, 03-12-12 Spring Break  
Wednesday, 03-14-12 Spring Break  
Monday, 03-19-12 Consciousness I: The (Hard) Problem Problem Set 06 Assigned
Wednesday, 03-21-12 Consciousness II: The Knowledge Argument Term Paper Annotated Bibliography Due; Term Paper Rough Draft Assigned
Monday, 03-26-12 Consciousness III: The Modal Gap, Part 1 Problem Set 06 Due; Problem Set 07 Assigned
Wednesday, 03-28-12 Consciousness IV: The Modal Gap, Part 2  
Monday, 04-02-12 Consciousness V: The Explanatory Gap Problem Set 07 Due
Wednesday, 04-04-12 Machine Autonomy I: The Traditional Problem of Freedom of Will  
Monday, 04-09-12 Machine Autonomy II: Against Machine Agency Problem Set 08 Assigned
Wednesday, 04-11-12 Machine Autonomy III: Against Machine Autonomy  
Monday, 04-16-12 Robot Persons I Term Paper Rough Draft Due; Term Paper Final Draft Assigned
Wednesday, 04-18-12 Robot Persons II  
Monday, 04-23-12 NFAI I: Connectionism and Situated Robotics Problem Set 08 Due
Wednesday, 04-25-12 NFAI II: Genetic Algorithms, Artificial Life, and Future Minds  
Monday, 04-30-12 Concluding Remarks Optional Problem Set 09 Assigned
Wednesday, 05-02-12 Reading Day  
Wednesday, 12-09-12   Term Paper Final Draft Due