Joe Lau | Courses / 200501 PHIL 2230

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# [[Main/LOT|The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]

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* Mobile phone fine : $10. The sum has been donated to Medecins sans frontieres together with the fine from PHIL 1005. The receipt is on my office door.

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* Mobile phone fine : $10. The sum has been donated to Medecins sans frontieres together with the fine from ~~PHIL1005~~. The receipt is on my office door.

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* Mobile phone fine : $10. The sum has been donated to Medecins sans frontieres together with the fine from PHIL 1005. The receipt is on my office door.

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!!Blog assignment

Week number is according to the schedule above.

Week Uid Name\\
1 2003291454 Miss Chan Ching Yi\\
1 2001437834 Mr Chan Shing Yin\\
1 2003605502 Miss Chan Weng Sze Josephina\\
1 2003415660 Mr Fung Sui Kong\\
1 2003369237 Mr Ho Chi Chung\\
1 2003439977 Miss Ki Hoi Yan\\
2 2004654902 Miss Hui Wai Wan Janice\\
2 2004063610 Mr Kwan King Sing\\
2 2004661565 Miss Kwan Sum Chi\\
2 2004137485 Miss Lam Ho Man\\
2 2004294324 Mr Poon Wai Shing\\
2 2004617863 Miss Tam Man Wai\\
3 2004161773 Mr Chan Siu Hei\\
3 2004146307 Miss Li Man Kwan\\
3 2003511737 Mr Mok Kei Hon\\
3 2004653180 Mr Wong Chun\\
3 2004142337 Miss Yip King Tai Ivy\\
4 2004319423 Mr Liu Wai Chung\\
4 2004014229 Mr Lui Yiu Sun\\
4 2004072465 Miss Ng Cheuk Yu\\
4 2002327141 Mr Cheung Wai Lok\\
4 2005936072 Miss Gregory Catherine Elizabeth\\
5 2004283507 Miss Cheng Tsz Yan\\
5 2004613001 Mr Wen Fung King\\
5 2004107911 Miss Hau Soek\\
5 2004201767 Ms Ho Man Ching\\
5 2004066686 Miss Choi Wan Ling Ranee\\
5 2004284939 Miss Wan Hoi Ying\\
6 2003256765 Miss Choi Wing Yung\\
6 2003364732 Mr Chung Tak Chuen Michael\\
6 2003443136 Miss Lam Wai Yan Sabena\\
6 2003452175 Mr Lau Chaak Ming\\
7 2003239054 Miss Book King Shan\\
7 2003236181 Mr Cheng Chuen Kei Joseph\\
7 2003275486 Miss Ma Ho Kee\\
7 2003371852 Mr Liu Yu Hong\\
8 2003624508 Miss Chung Mei Chun\\
8 2003609546 Miss Ng Siu Ling\\
8 2004271607 Miss Pang Sin Ying\\
8 2004222383 Miss Kwan Ka Ching\\
8 2002108557 Mr Siu Ho Kin\\
9 2003374335 Mr Wong Kwok Leung\\
9 2004113025 Mr Wong Nu Lik\\
9 2004001947 Miss Au Ka Man\\
9 2004290914 Mr Chan Hiu Lun\\
10 2003412694 Mr Sze Wa\\
10 2004112930 Mr Leung Min Yu\\
10 2004286274 Mr Leung Hang Kin\\
10 2004620315 Mr Choi Ho Yin\\
10 2004202280 Miss Lee Wai Ying\\
10 2004618922 Mr Leung Derek Ming Yan

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* Mobile phone fine : $10. The sum has been donated to Medecins sans frontieres together with the fine from PHIL1005. The receipt is on my office door.

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* WHEN YOU HAND IN YOUR PAPER YOU SHOULD ALSO SUBMIT AN ELECTRONIC COPY TO http://www.turnitin.com.

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* Due date : two options - (a) 4:30pm, 20 Dec 2005, (b) 4:30pm, 2 Jan 2006. If you choose option (b), you will receive just a grade without comments. No late submission will be accepted.

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* Due date : two options - (a) 4:30pm, 20 Dec 2005, (b) 4:30pm, 3 Jan 2006. If you choose option (b), you will receive just a grade without comments. No late submission will be accepted.

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# [[Main/Cognitive Science of Religious Experiences]] (12 Dec KK Leung building LG 102)

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With regard to question 5, here are some relevant readings and links:

# Damasio, Antonio. 1999. The Feeling of what Happens: Body and Emotion in the Making of Consciousness. New York: Harcourt Brace and Co.
# DeLancey, Craig. 2001. Passionate Engines: What Emotions Reveal About Mind and Artificial Intelligence. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
# Robert C. Solomon. Thinking About Feeling: Contemporary Philosophers on Emotions. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
# Griffiths, Paul. 1997. What Emotions Really Are: The Problem of Psychological Categories. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
# LeDoux, Joseph. 1998. The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. New York: Simon and Schuster.
# Rosalind W. Picard . 2000. Affective Computing. MIT Press.
# http://affect.media.mit.edu

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* Read these [[assignment guidelines]].

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* Read these [[assignment guidelines]], and information about [[writing essays]].

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.~~[[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]~~

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.[[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]

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# [[Main/The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness~~]][[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<~~]]

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# [[Main/The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness]]

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.~~[[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]~~

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# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.

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# [[Main/The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness]][[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]

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* Other essay topics to be announced later.

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The number of "*" indicates the level of difficulty of the essay topic. If you write on an easier topic, the grading criteria will be ~~higher~~.

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The number of "*" indicates the level of difficulty of the essay topic. If you write on an easier topic, the grading criteria will be tougher.

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# Is LF part of the language of thought? **

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# What is the best theory of the neural correlate of visual awareness? ***

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# Do we have a good definition of physicalism? If so, how does this help us deal with Jackson's argument? If not, is Jackson's argument pointless? **

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# [[Main/Connectionism and LOT]][[<<]]~~[[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized~~.[[<<]][[<<]]
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# [[Main/Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]] - you should prepare for class discussion. See notes.[[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]

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# Discuss the debate between connectionism and LOT. Which side is winning, and why? **

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# [[Main/ConnectionismIntroduction|Introduction to Connectionism]][[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]
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# [[Main/ConnectionismIntroduction|Introduction to Connectionism]]
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# [[Main/LOT and Natural Language]][[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]
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# [[Main/LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Main/ConnectionismIntroduction|Introduction to Connectionism]][[<<]][[<<]]The notes below are not yet finalized.[[<<]][[<<]]

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* Examine at least two other responses to the Chinese Room Argument that have not been discussed in the lecture. *
* Read Brooks, R.A. (1991). [[http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/representation.pdf|Intelligence without representation]] ''Artificial Intelligence 47'', 139–159. What are the main conclusions of the paper about the role of representation? Do you agree with those conclusions? Why, or why not? **
* Is there a language of thought? *
* Is it possible to explain emotions purely computationally? (See stanford:emotion) **

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# Examine at least two other responses to the Chinese Room Argument that have not been discussed in the lecture. *
# Read Brooks, R.A. (1991). [[http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/representation.pdf|Intelligence without representation]] ''Artificial Intelligence 47'', 139–159. What are the main conclusions of the paper about the role of representation? Do you agree with those conclusions? Why, or why not? **
# Is there a language of thought? *
# Is it possible to explain emotions purely computationally? (See stanford:emotion) **
# According to Fodor, J. and Pylyshyn, Z. (1988), there is no significant difference between localist and distributed representations as far as the LOT debate is concerned. Is the reply in Chalmers (1990) convincing? ***
# Which is the best reply to Jackson's knowledge argument, and why? *

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* Is it possible to explain emotions purely computationally? (See stanford:~~emotions~~) **

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* Is it possible to explain emotions purely computationally? (See stanford:emotion) **

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* Is it possible to explain emotions purely computationally? (See stanford:emotions) **

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* Examine at least two other responses to the Chinese Room Argument that have not been discussed in the lecture.
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The number of "*" indicates the level of difficulty of the essay topic. If you write on an easier topic, the grading criteria will be higher.

* Examine at least two other responses to the Chinese Room Argument that have not been discussed in the lecture. *
* Read Brooks, R.A. (1991). [[http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/representation.pdf|Intelligence without representation]] ''Artificial Intelligence 47'', 139–159. What are the main conclusions of the paper about the role of representation? Do you agree with those conclusions? Why, or why not? **
* Is there a language of thought? *

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Week number is according to the schedule above.

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* Examine at least two other responses to the Chinese Room Argument that have not been discussed in the lecture.
* Read Brooks, R.A. (1991). [[http://people.csail.mit.edu/brooks/papers/representation.pdf|Intelligence without representation]] ''Artificial Intelligence 47'', 139–159. What are the main conclusions of the paper about the role of representation? Do you agree with those conclusions? Why, or why not?

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# [[Main/Semantics of Mental Representations]]
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1 2003369237 Mr Ho Chi Chung
1 2003439977 Miss Ki Hoi Yan
2 2004654902 Miss Hui Wai Wan Janice
2 2004063610 Mr Kwan King Sing
2 2004661565 Miss Kwan Sum Chi
2 2004137485 Miss Lam Ho Man
2 2004294324 Mr Poon Wai Shing
2 2004617863 Miss Tam Man Wai
3 2004161773 Mr Chan Siu Hei
3 2004146307 Miss Li Man Kwan
3 2003511737 Mr Mok Kei Hon
3 2004653180 Mr Wong Chun
3 2004142337 Miss Yip King Tai Ivy
4 2004319423 Mr Liu Wai Chung
4 2004014229 Mr Lui Yiu Sun
4 2004072465 Miss Ng Cheuk Yu
4 2002327141 Mr Cheung Wai Lok
4 2005936072 Miss Gregory Catherine Elizabeth
5 2004283507 Miss Cheng Tsz Yan
5 2004613001 Mr Wen Fung King
5 2004107911 Miss Hau Soek
5 2004201767 Ms Ho Man Ching
5 2004066686 Miss Choi Wan Ling Ranee
5 2004284939 Miss Wan Hoi Ying
6 2003256765 Miss Choi Wing Yung
6 2003364732 Mr Chung Tak Chuen Michael
6 2003443136 Miss Lam Wai Yan Sabena
6 2003452175 Mr Lau Chaak Ming
7 2003239054 Miss Book King Shan
7 2003236181 Mr Cheng Chuen Kei Joseph
7 2003275486 Miss Ma Ho Kee
7 2003371852 Mr Liu Yu Hong
8 2003624508 Miss Chung Mei Chun
8 2003609546 Miss Ng Siu Ling
8 2004271607 Miss Pang Sin Ying
8 2004222383 Miss Kwan Ka Ching
8 2002108557 Mr Siu Ho Kin
9 2003374335 Mr Wong Kwok Leung
9 2004113025 Mr Wong Nu Lik
9 2004001947 Miss Au Ka Man
9 2004290914 Mr Chan Hiu Lun
10 2003412694 Mr Sze Wa
10 2004112930 Mr Leung Min Yu
10 2004286274 Mr Leung Hang Kin
10 2004620315 Mr Choi Ho Yin
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1 2003369237 Mr Ho Chi Chung\\
1 2003439977 Miss Ki Hoi Yan\\
2 2004654902 Miss Hui Wai Wan Janice\\
2 2004063610 Mr Kwan King Sing\\
2 2004661565 Miss Kwan Sum Chi\\
2 2004137485 Miss Lam Ho Man\\
2 2004294324 Mr Poon Wai Shing\\
2 2004617863 Miss Tam Man Wai\\
3 2004161773 Mr Chan Siu Hei\\
3 2004146307 Miss Li Man Kwan\\
3 2003511737 Mr Mok Kei Hon\\
3 2004653180 Mr Wong Chun\\
3 2004142337 Miss Yip King Tai Ivy\\
4 2004319423 Mr Liu Wai Chung\\
4 2004014229 Mr Lui Yiu Sun\\
4 2004072465 Miss Ng Cheuk Yu\\
4 2002327141 Mr Cheung Wai Lok\\
4 2005936072 Miss Gregory Catherine Elizabeth\\
5 2004283507 Miss Cheng Tsz Yan\\
5 2004613001 Mr Wen Fung King\\
5 2004107911 Miss Hau Soek\\
5 2004201767 Ms Ho Man Ching\\
5 2004066686 Miss Choi Wan Ling Ranee\\
5 2004284939 Miss Wan Hoi Ying\\
6 2003256765 Miss Choi Wing Yung\\
6 2003364732 Mr Chung Tak Chuen Michael\\
6 2003443136 Miss Lam Wai Yan Sabena\\
6 2003452175 Mr Lau Chaak Ming\\
7 2003239054 Miss Book King Shan\\
7 2003236181 Mr Cheng Chuen Kei Joseph\\
7 2003275486 Miss Ma Ho Kee\\
7 2003371852 Mr Liu Yu Hong\\
8 2003624508 Miss Chung Mei Chun\\
8 2003609546 Miss Ng Siu Ling\\
8 2004271607 Miss Pang Sin Ying\\
8 2004222383 Miss Kwan Ka Ching\\
8 2002108557 Mr Siu Ho Kin\\
9 2003374335 Mr Wong Kwok Leung\\
9 2004113025 Mr Wong Nu Lik\\
9 2004001947 Miss Au Ka Man\\
9 2004290914 Mr Chan Hiu Lun\\
10 2003412694 Mr Sze Wa\\
10 2004112930 Mr Leung Min Yu\\
10 2004286274 Mr Leung Hang Kin\\
10 2004620315 Mr Choi Ho Yin\\
10 2004202280 Miss Lee Wai Ying\\

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* Please see the bottom of this page to see when you should submit your post to the [[http://hongkong.typepad.com/phil2230/|course blog]]. You are of course strongly encouraged to comment on the other posts.
* I have already sent out invitations to all students to sign up as guest editors for the blog. Please contact me if you have not received your invitation.

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* Other essay topics to be announced later.

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* Other essay topics to be announced later.

!!Blog assignment

Week Uid Name
1 2003291454 Miss Chan Ching Yi
1 2001437834 Mr Chan Shing Yin
1 2003605502 Miss Chan Weng Sze Josephina
1 2003415660 Mr Fung Sui Kong
1 2003369237 Mr Ho Chi Chung
1 2003439977 Miss Ki Hoi Yan
2 2004654902 Miss Hui Wai Wan Janice
2 2004063610 Mr Kwan King Sing
2 2004661565 Miss Kwan Sum Chi
2 2004137485 Miss Lam Ho Man
2 2004294324 Mr Poon Wai Shing
2 2004617863 Miss Tam Man Wai
3 2004161773 Mr Chan Siu Hei
3 2004146307 Miss Li Man Kwan
3 2003511737 Mr Mok Kei Hon
3 2004653180 Mr Wong Chun
3 2004142337 Miss Yip King Tai Ivy
4 2004319423 Mr Liu Wai Chung
4 2004014229 Mr Lui Yiu Sun
4 2004072465 Miss Ng Cheuk Yu
4 2002327141 Mr Cheung Wai Lok
4 2005936072 Miss Gregory Catherine Elizabeth
5 2004283507 Miss Cheng Tsz Yan
5 2004613001 Mr Wen Fung King
5 2004107911 Miss Hau Soek
5 2004201767 Ms Ho Man Ching
5 2004066686 Miss Choi Wan Ling Ranee
5 2004284939 Miss Wan Hoi Ying
6 2003256765 Miss Choi Wing Yung
6 2003364732 Mr Chung Tak Chuen Michael
6 2003443136 Miss Lam Wai Yan Sabena
6 2003452175 Mr Lau Chaak Ming
7 2003239054 Miss Book King Shan
7 2003236181 Mr Cheng Chuen Kei Joseph
7 2003275486 Miss Ma Ho Kee
7 2003371852 Mr Liu Yu Hong
8 2003624508 Miss Chung Mei Chun
8 2003609546 Miss Ng Siu Ling
8 2004271607 Miss Pang Sin Ying
8 2004222383 Miss Kwan Ka Ching
8 2002108557 Mr Siu Ho Kin
9 2003374335 Mr Wong Kwok Leung
9 2004113025 Mr Wong Nu Lik
9 2004001947 Miss Au Ka Man
9 2004290914 Mr Chan Hiu Lun
10 2003412694 Mr Sze Wa
10 2004112930 Mr Leung Min Yu
10 2004286274 Mr Leung Hang Kin
10 2004620315 Mr Choi Ho Yin
10 2004202280 Miss Lee Wai Ying
10 2004618922 Mr Leung Derek Ming Yan

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* Read these [[assignment guidelines]].

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* 70% final paper. 30% blog contribution (as ~~gust~~ editor). To be adjusted up to ±15% depending on the quantity and quality of class and blog (comment) participation.

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* 70% final paper. 30% blog contribution (as guest editor). To be adjusted up to ±15% depending on the quantity and quality of class and blog (comment) participation.

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* 70% final paper. 30% blog contribution (as gust editor). To be adjusted up to ±15% depending on the quantity and quality of class and blog (comment) participation.

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2005-06 Semester 1; Monday 3-5pm Main Building Room 121

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* You will be sent to the HKU Disciplinary Committee if you copy from books or web pages without proper citation.

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* You will be sent to the HKU Disciplinary Committee if you copy from books or web pages without proper citation.

!!Essay topics

* TBA.

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* Here is an [[http://hongkong.typepad.com/phil2230/|experimental blog]] for you to post questions.

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* ~~100~~% final paper. ~~To be adjusted up to ±10% depending on class~~ participation.

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* 70% final paper. 30% blog contribution. To be adjusted up to ±15% depending on the quantity and quality of class and blog participation.
* There is a [[http://hongkong.typepad.com/phil2230/|course blog]] for you to post questions and comments. For each lecture, a few students will become the guest editor for the blog and have to post to the blog and lead a discussion on the lecture.

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!!Recent announcements

* None so far.

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* 10-15 page double spacing, font size 11 or 12. No cover page. Paper topics will be announced later.

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# [[Main/What is Cognitive Science?]],[[Main/Levels of Description]]
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* Hand in PRINTED COPY to Loletta Li. Include your name, email address and phone number.

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* Hand in a PRINTED COPY to Loletta Li. Include your name, email address and phone number.

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* Hand in PRINTED COPY to Loletta Li. Include your name, email address and phone number.
* Whichever option you choose, you MUST also email the file of your paper in word document format to Joe Lau on or before the due date. The printed and electronic versions should of course be exactly the same.

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* Hand in PRINTED COPY to Loletta Li. Write down your name, email address and phone number.

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2005-06 Semester 1
Monday 3-5pm ~~M121~~

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2005-06 Semester 1; Monday 3-5pm Main Building Room 121

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Monday 3-5pm M121

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* 10-15 page double spacing, font size 11 or 12.
* Due date : 4:30pm, 20 Dec 2005. No late submission.

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* 10-15 page double spacing, font size 11 or 12. No cover page.
* Due date : two options - (a) 4:30pm, 20 Dec 2005, (b) 4:30pm, 2 Jan 2006. If you choose option (b), you will receive just a grade without comments. No late submission will be accepted.
* If you want some comments on your draft paper you should EMAIL a draft of your full paper to me on or before 14 Dec 2005.

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* ~~Poor quality essays will have~~ to be rewritten with marks deducted.
* You will be sent to the HKU Disciplinary Committee if you copy from books or web pages without proper citation.
* If you want some comments on your draft paper you should EMAIL a draft of your full paper to me on or before 14 Dec 2005.

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* You will be sent to the HKU Disciplinary Committee if you copy from books or web pages without proper citation.

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# [[Main/What is Cognitive Science?]]
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* 100% final paper. To be adjusted ±10% depending on class participation.

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* 100% final paper. To be adjusted up to ±10% depending on class participation.

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* 100% final paper. Bonus marks for class participation.

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* 100% final paper. Bonus marks for class participation.
* 10-15 page double spacing, font size 11 or 12.
* Due date : 4:30pm, 20 Dec 2005. No late submission.
* Hand in PRINTED COPY to Loletta Li. Write down your name, email address and phone number.
* Poor quality essays will have to be rewritten with marks deducted.
* You will be sent to the HKU Disciplinary Committee if you copy from books or web pages without proper citation.
* If you want some comments on your draft paper you should EMAIL a draft of your full paper to me on or before 14 Dec 2005.

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# Please read - some [[general information]].

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# Some [[Main/GeneralInformation]]

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# [[~~Mobile phone policy~~]]
~~# Useful resources~~

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# How to write essays, How to send emails to teachers
# IMPORTANT : Please read this page - [[http://www3.hku.hk/philodep/ugrad/citation.php|Plagiarism]]. You might get expelled from the University if you have been found to commit plagiarism.

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# Some of the readings are available through www.netlibrary.com. You can access the electronic version through the HKU intranet (through HKUPPP, the campus network, or HKUVPN). Please do not check out the ebooks since other students would not be able to read them. You can browse the publications without having to check them out.

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# Some of the readings are available through http://www.netlibrary.com. You can access the electronic version through the HKU intranet (through HKUPPP, the campus network, or HKUVPN). Please do not check out the ebooks since other students would not be able to read them. You can browse the publications without having to check them out.

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# IMPORTANT : ~~Plagiarism -~~ You might get expelled from the University if you have been found to commit plagiarism.

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# IMPORTANT : Please read this page - [[http://www3.hku.hk/philodep/ugrad/citation.php|Plagiarism]]. You might get expelled from the University if you have been found to commit plagiarism.

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# [[LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
# [[The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness]]
# [[Cognitive Science of Religious Experiences]]

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# [[Main/The Chinese Room Argument]]
# [[Main/The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]
# [[Main/Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[Main/LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Main/Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Main/Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Main/Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[Main/Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
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# [[~~Mind/~~Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[~~Mind/~~LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[~~Mind/~~Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[~~Mind/~~Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[~~Mind/~~Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[~~Mind/~~Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
# [[~~Mind/~~The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness]]
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# [[The Chinese Room Argument]]
# [[The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]
# [[Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Concepts of Consciousness]]
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# [[~~Main~~/Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[~~Main~~/LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[~~Main~~/Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[~~Main~~/Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[~~Main~~/Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[~~Main~~/Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
# [[~~Main~~/The Knowledge Argument about Consciousness]]
# [[~~Main~~/Cognitive Science of Religious Experiences]]

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# [[Mind/What is Cognitive Science?]], [[Mind/Philosophy and Cognitive Science]], [[Mind/Levels of Description]]
# [[Mind/The Chinese Room Argument]]
# [[Mind/The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]
# [[Mind/Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[Mind/LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Mind/Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Mind/Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Mind/Concepts of Consciousness]]
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!!Course schedule (according to week)

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# [[Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
# [[Cognitive Science of Religious Experiences]]

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# [[Main/What is Cognitive Science?]], [[Main/Philosophy and Cognitive Science]], [[Main/Levels of Description]]
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# [[Main/The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]
# [[Main/Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[Main/LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Main/Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Main/Connectionism and LOT]]
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# [[What is Cognitive Science?]], [[Philosophy and Cognitive Science]], [[Levels of Description]]
# [[The Chinese Room Argument]]
# [[The Language of Thought Hypothesis]]
# [[Semantics of Mental Representations]]
# [[LOT and Natural Language]]
# [[Introduction to Connectionism]]
# [[Connectionism and LOT]]
# [[Concepts of Consciousness]]
# [[Neural Correlates of Consciousness]]
# [[Cognitive Science of Religious Experiences]]

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# Some of the readings are available through www.netlibrary.com. You can access the electronic version through the HKU intranet (through HKUPPP, the campus network, or HKUVPN). Please do not check out the ebooks since other students would not be able to read them. You can browse the publications without having to check them out.

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!!Assessment

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# Course objective: Provides an introduction to cognitive science and the basic philosophical issues related to the area.
# Mobile phone fine
# How to write essays, How to send emails to teachers
# IMPORTANT : Plagiarism - You might get expelled from the University if you have been found to commit plagiarism.
# Useful resources
# There is no course text. See the course material for what you should read. You definitely should read those marked as "required". The rest are useful sources that are not required. But you are strongly encouraged to read them to get a better understanding.
# Some of the readings are available through www.netlibrary.com. You can access the electronic version through the HKU intranet (through HKUPPP, the campus network, or HKUVPN). Please do not check out the ebooks since other students would not be able to read them. You can browse the publications without having to check them out.

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