Introduction to cognitive science
The official course web site is here:
http://cogsci.hku.hk/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.2008a-cogn1001
Joe Lau's lecture notes:
Problem set
Answer all of the following questions clearly and succinctly. Your typewritten answers should not be longer than 2 pages.
- Why is it important for Searle that the person in the Chinese Room does not understand Chinese?
- Do you think the same setup in the Chinese Room argument can be used to argue that computation cannot be sufficient for thinking and reasoning? Why or why not?
- Explain the principle of organizational invariance in Chalmers's paper, and explain also its role in the fading qualia argument.