Tutorial Assignment for week of November 10 tutorials:
As you know, there is a paper due for this class. The paper should be 6-7 pages, double spaced (about 1500-2000 words) on a topic of your choosing.
2. Write one paragraph explaining a proposed topic for your paper. Put your name and email address on it. You will be expected to turn this in during tutorial.
3. Be prepared to discuss your topic proposal for a few minutes in the tutorial section.
To jar your memory, here are some of the topics we have and will discuss.
Functionalism and Materialism
Homuncular Functionalism
Representation
The Naturalistic Project
Mental Representation and the Language of Thought
An Instrumentalist Alternative: Dennett’s Intentional
Stance
Representation and Levels of Explanation
Computation and Implemenation
Connectionism and
Classical views of the mind
Ideas for choosing a topic:
1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Write on something you’d like to understand better.
3. Focus on a particular view, argument or set of arguments. Assess the arguments. If you disagree with them, explain why and what you think the alternative is. If you agree, consider what arguments a critic might raise, and assess those arguments instead.