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Philosophy 4
Knowledge and Its Limits
A Parallel Introduction to Contemporary Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind
Summer 2004
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Instructor |
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Lecture |
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Bence Nanay Office Hours: TBA |
Matthew Seligman (masel@berkeley.edu)Office Hours: TBA |
Tu/W/Th 2–4:30 |
206 Wheeler M 2-4.30 |
Announcements
06/26/04: I uploaded a handout containing hints about the paper topics on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website. I hope you'll find it helpful.06/25/04: Handouts on foundationalism and coherentism are now uploaded on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website. They may be helpful when you read the assigned chapters of the Williams book.06/22/04: The new paper topics are posted on the
Paper Topics website. They are due on the 1st. Again, it's worth checking the website regularly…06/21/04: Three handouts on knowledge are now uploaded on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website. They may be helpful when you read the Williams book.06/16/04, Bloomsday: Those of you who happened to click here, the paper assignment will be the third one of the four. Again, the question is the following:
Dretske claims that "the distinctive character of our cognitive states lies, not in their intentionality (for even the humble thermometer occupies intentional states), but in their degree of intentionality" (Rosenthal, p. 355.). This conclusion sounds very similar to Dennett's. Compare and contrast Dretske's and Dennett's account of intentional states. In doing so, address the question whether and in what sense would these two accounts count as naturalistic.
God luck.
06/15/04: I uploaded the handout on externalism and internalism. See the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website.06/07/04: The new paper topics are posted on the
Paper Topics website. They are due on the 17th. Again, it's worth checking the website regularly…06/06/04: Hilary Putnam's article, which you are supposed to read in the fourth week, is available on the web. Here is the
link. If the link does not work, just send me an email and I can send you the file.06/05/04: There are lots of new handouts on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website, including one on the topic we will discuss on Tuesday: Dennett's article. It may be helpful for you to take a look at it when you read the article.06/01/04: It is really worth checking out this course website sometimes. I said that only tomorrow will I announce which paper topic you are supposed to write on. But those of you who happened to click here, the paper assignment will be the first one of the four. Again, the question is the following:
Suppose that in the 21st century there are genuinely intelligent machines. And suppose that experts in intelligence can distinguish natural and artificial intelligence because, perhaps, these intelligent machines will have certain quirks (e.g. they prefer one kind of solution to a problem with many equally good solutions, whereas most humans would prefer another). Would this show that they failed the Turing Test? Would this count as a counterexample against Turing's claim?
Good luck.
06/01/04: New handout on Searle's Chinese room argument and the systems reply.
05/28/04: I posted a short guideline for writing philosophy papers that you may find useful. You can find it on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website, but I will also bring hard copies to class on Tuesday.05/28/04: The handouts I distributed yesterday are posted on the
Lecture Notes and Handouts website.05/28/04: The paper topics are posted on the
Paper Topics website.05/27/04: The assigned reading for next time (Tuesday) is Searle's article: Mind, Brains and Programs (in the Rosenthal book).
05/24/04: Well, today we'll start. The (more or less) final syllabus is now on the web (above).