Passions of the Mind

Due Mon 9/5

What feature or features does Professor Debbie Burke attribute to the mind?

week 2

Meditation VI

Due Mon 9/12

How does Descartes argue for the existence of the soul?

week 3

The Turing Test

Due Wed 9/21

Critically discuss one issue Hofstadter raises in his dialogue about the Turing test.

Chinese Room

Due Wed 9/21

Help Derek lead discussion!

Turing/Searle Papers

Nagel/Miedaner Responses

Response due Mon 10/10

Paper due Fri 10/21

Respond to Nagel and Miedaner or write your first full paper.

week 7

Nagel/Miedaner Papers

Locke Responses

Response due Wed 10/19

Paper due Wed 10/26

Respond to Locke or write your first full paper.

week 8

Dennett/Sanford Responses

Peer Review, take 1

Response due Mon 10/24

Peer Review due Tues 10/25 morning & Wed 10/26

Respond to Dennett and Sanford or peer review the Turing/Searle papers.

week 9

Personal Identity Papers

Lem/Williams Responses

Peer Review, take 2

Response due Mon 10/31

Peer Review due Mon 10/31 and Wed 11/2

Paper due Mon 11/7

week 10

12 Monkeys

Response due Tue 11/8

Formulate an argument that the characters in the movie have no free will.

week 11

Explain and examine Mara's argument

Peer Review, take 3

Response due Mon 11/14

Peer Review letters due Wed 11/16

Three Abstracts for Final Papers

Due Wed 11/23

week 13

Outline

Due Tue 12/6