IHSS-1140 Minds and Machines
All Sections
Schedule
Fall 2024
Part I - The Basics: Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Arguments, and Logic
| Date | Topic | Topic/Reading | Assignments Due |
| 8/29 | Introduction | - | - |
| 9/3 (Tuesday!) |
Philosophy and Critical Thinking | Critical Wisdom Primer: Introduction, Critical Thinking | - |
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9/5 |
Arguments: Analysis | Critical Wisdom Primer: Arguments | - |
| 9/9 | Arguments: Evaluation | - | |
| 9/12 | Logic | Critical Wisdom Primer: Deductive Reasoning (you can skip sections 4.2 and 4.3) | - |
| 9/16 | Fallacies | Critical Wisdom
Primer: Fallacies |
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Part II - Philosophy of Mind
| Date | Topic | Reading | Assignments Due |
| 9/19 | Mind | - | |
| 9/23 | More Mind: Dualism | - | |
| 9/26 | More Mind Yet: Materialism | - | |
| 9/30 | Free Will | - | |
| 10/3 | Personhood | - | |
| 10/7 | Personal Identity | ||
| 10/10 | Tuvix Discussion |
Part III - Kinds of Minds
| Date | Topic | Reading | Assignments Due |
| 10/14 | No class! (Columbus Day/Indigenous People Day) | ||
| 10/17 | Intelligence | Tuvix (1st draft) | |
| 10/21 | |||
| 10/24 | Ethics I | - | |
| 10/28 | Ethics II | - | |
| 10/31 | - | ||
| 11/4 | Group Presentations! | Animals, Minds, Brains, and Intelligence | |
| 11/7 | Group Presentations! | AI: Success or Failure? | |
| 11/11 | Group Presentations! | Cogno-Ethics |
Part IV - Final Projects!
| Date | Topic | Reading | Assignments Due |
| 11/14 | Final project! | Tuvix (whole paper) | |
| 11/18 | Final project! | - | |
| 11/21 | Final project! | - | |
| 11/25 | Final project! | - | |
| 11/28 | No class (Thanksgiving) | - | |
| 12/2 | Final project! | - | - |
| 12/5 | Final project! | ||
| 12/9 | Course Wrap-up | - |