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** 5pm Tue 29 Dec 2009. Only very brief comments will be given. (No penalty for taking this deadline.)
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** '''5pm Wed 23 Dec 2009'''. (Note the new date.) Only very brief comments will be given. (No penalty for taking this deadline.)
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Write on one of these four topics.
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Write on one of these four questions.
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Not finalized yet. To be confirmed.
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Write on one of these four topics.
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# What should be the role of the government when it comes to cognitive enhancements? Should it be limited to the prevention of harm? [-(If you answer this question you should avoid just repeating the contents of the lecture.)-]
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Not finalized yet. To be confirmed.
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* You should submit a copy online to http://turnitin.com (to check for plagiarism), and a PRINTED VERSION to Loletta in the Philosophy Dept general office.
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* You '''must''' submit a copy online to http://turnitin.com (to check for plagiarism), '''and''' a PRINTED VERSION to Loletta in the Philosophy Dept general office.
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* '''Make sure you read these [[WritingEssays|guidelines]].'''
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* '''Make sure you read these [[WritingEssays|guidelines]].''' You will be penalized for not following them.
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# Does moral psychology undermine commonsense morality and our moral intuitions? Discuss with reference to Appiah's ''Experiments in Ethics''. (See also http://experimentalphilosophy.typepad.com/experimental_philosophy/2008/07/the-bleak-impli.html)
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# Explain Ned Block's defense of psychologism, and Hanoch Ben-Yami's response in "Behaviorism and Psychologism". Do you agree with Ben-Yami's criticisms of Block? Why or why not?
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# Explain Ned Block (1981)'s defense of psychologism, and Hanoch Ben-Yami (2005)'s response in "Behaviorism and Psychologism". Do you agree with Ben-Yami's criticisms of Block? Why or why not?
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# Explain Ned Block's defense of psychologism, and Hanoch Ben-Yami's response in "Behaviorism and Psychologism". Do you agree with Ben-Yami's criticisms of Block? Why or why not?
# What is change blindness and what is it supposed to show about visual consciousness? According to Block (2007), what is the significance of Landman et al's experiment? Does Tye (2009) agree with Block's position? What is your own assessment of their discussion?
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!!Essay topics
Not confirmed yet ...
# Tye Lamme
# Lau top down control
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* You should submit a copy online to http://turnitin.com (to check for plagiarism), and a PRINTED VERSION to Loletta in the Philosophy Dept general office.
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!About the term paper
* Two deadlines :
** 5pm Tue 1 Dec 2009. Detailed comments will be given (your essay and the comments will be returned to you in Jan 2010).
** 5pm Tue 29 Dec 2009. Only very brief comments will be given. (No penalty for taking this deadline.)
* You should submit a copy online to turnitin.com (to check for plagiarism), and a PRINTED VERSION to Loletta in the Philosophy Dept general office.
* NO late paper will be accepted.
* Make sure you read these guidelines.
* Length of paper: around 15-20 pages (double-spacing, times roman font size 11/12).
* If you want, you can email the course tutor a draft on or before 22 Nov, and we shall try to give you some comments before you submit on 1 Dec.