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ISCIPLINE
OF PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 203
0
:
Cognitive Science: Minds, Brains and Computers
20
1
6
First Essay
Questions
_______________________________
Write a 2500
word
e
ssay on one of the following
questions
:
1
Provide an overview of the
classical
computa
tional theory of mind
.
What are its strengths and
weaknesses?
Is
this
a plausible
theoretical framework in which to explain
human perception and
cognition?
2.
Provide an overview of
the
connectionist
computational theory of mind. What are its strengths
and weaknesses?
Is
this
a plausible
theoretical
framework
in which to explain
human perception
and cognition?
3.
Provide a contrastive analysis of the
classical
and
connectionist
computational theories of mind.
Which of these
approaches
represents a mor
e
plausible
approach to human perception and
cognition?
4
Critically examine John Searles
Chinese room argument
against strong AI. Explain why this
argument, if successful, undermines the classical computational theory of mind. Is this a
compelling ar
gument against classicism?
5
.
What is the
knowledge problem
in cognitive science? Why does this problem seem particularly
acute for
classical
cognitive science? Does
connectionism
offer any prospect of a solution to this
problem?
6.
What is the
syst
ematicity of thought
? How does
classical
cognitive science account for this
property of human cognition? Can
connectionist
cognitive science explain the systematicity of
thought
?
7
You may write an essay on a
question
of your own choosing
provided that
you first get approval
from the course coordinator
. (Essays on
questions
that have not been approved in this way will
not be marked).
Due Date
:
5pm
Friday
30 September
201
6
Please note that essays received more than one week after the essay due date
(
without an extension)
will not
be
marked
.
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Secs.5

6
of the
201
6
Philosophy
h
andbook for information about the required style of
presentation of essays, advice about essay writing, and information about penalties for late submission,
extensi
ons, re

marking, plagiarism and the penalties associated with plagiarism.
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Reading List
A good place to look for further references is
http://libguides.a
delaide.edu.au/philosophy
, the Library Philosophy
Guide, which contains links to databases, journals, and other online resources. Another useful resource is David
Chalmers
MindPapers
, a bibliography of the philosophy of
mind (which includes sections on t
he philosophy of AI
and c
ognitive science
)
,
at:
http://consc.net/mindpapers
.
Readings
listed first under each essay question are available in the tutorials section of the course on
MyUni
.
Readings marked with a
n asterisk (*) are more introductory.
NB: You should aim to use 5

10 references for this essay. Please check carefully that any internet resources you
rely on are professional peer

reviewed articles.
Question 1: Classicism
*Bermdez, J.L. 2010
.
Cogniti
ve Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind
, Chp
s
.1
&6
.
*
Crane, T.
1995
.
The Mechanical Mind: A Philosophical Introduction to Minds, Machines and Mental
Representation,
Chps.2

3.
Fodor, J. 1987
.
Psychosemantics
, Chp.1.
*******
*
Bechtel, W. 1988
.
Philosophy of Mind: An Overview for Cognitive Science,
pp.54

59.
*Bermdez, J.L. 2010
.
Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind
, Chp
.
7
*
Block, N. 1990.

The computer model of the mind

. In D. Osherson and E. Smith, eds.,
Thinking: An
Invitation to
Cognitive Science
, Vol.3, pp.248

253.
*
Churchland, P.M. 1984.
Matter and Consciousness
, pp.99

105.
Clark, A. 1989.
Microcognition
, Chp.1.
*Clark, A. 2001.
Mindware
, Chps.1

2.
*
Copeland, J. 1993.
Artificial Intelligence: A Philosophical Intro
duction
, Chp
s
.4
&6
.
*
Crane, T. 1995.
The Mechanical Mind
, Chp.
4.
*
Haugeland, J. 1985.
Artificial Intelligence: The Very Idea
, Chps.1

4.
Haugeland, J. 1997. What is mind design?, in J.Haugeland, ed.,
Mind Design II
, pp. 1

28.
Hofstadter, D.R. 1979.
Godel,
Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
, Chps.1&2.
Hopcroft, J.E. 1984. Turing machines,
Scientific American
Vol.250, No.5, pp.70

80.
Horst, S. (2009) The computational theory of mind. Entry in the
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
. Online at:
http://
plato.stanford.edu/entries/computational

mind/
Johnson

Laird, P.N. 1988.
The Computer and the Mind: An Introduction to Cognitive Science
, Chps.2&3.
Newell, A. 1980. Physical symbol systems,
Cognitive Science
Vol.4, pp.135

183.
Pinker,
S, (1997)
How the M
ind Works
. Chps.1

2.
Posner, M., ed., 1989.
Foundations of Cognitive Science
, Chps.2

3.
7.