PHIL2230
Philosophy & cognitive science
Joe Lau
The University of Hong Kong
1st semester 2005-06
April 20 2024
Announcements for students
Information about the course
Course schedule and course material
[NOTE: The contents of the notes below are to be finalized]
1. What is cognitive science?
1. Levels of description
2. The Chinese room argument
3. Is there a language of thought?
4. Do we think in a natural language?
5. The semantics of mental representations
6. Connectionism - part I
7. Connectionism - part II
8. Different concepts of consciousness
9. Where is the neural correlate of consciousness?
10. Can science explain consciousness?
11. Cognitive science and religious experiences
Additional material
Intentional mental states
Blindsight