Minds and Machines
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What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Can computers think? Do we perceive reality as it is? Can there be a science of consciousness?
This course explores these questions and others. It is a thorough, rigorous introduction to contemporary philosophy of mind.
According to many scientists and philosophers, explaining the nature of consciousness is the deepest intellectual challenge of all. If you find consciousness at all puzzling, this is a great place to start learning more.
What you'll learn
- The basics of argumentation
- Some central arguments for and against the view that a sufficiently powerful computer can think (AI)
- The main theories of mental states and their relations to physical states
- Some central arguments for and against the view that the world is not as we perceive it to be
- What the "hard problem of consciousness" is
- Are you an “immaterial soul”, distinct from your brain and body?
- Alternatively, are you simply a material or physical animal, living in an entirely physical world?
- If we (somehow) made a brain that was a perfect molecule-for-molecule replica of your brain,
- and (somehow) kept it alive in a tank, would the tank-creature have the same mental life as you?
- Do we see ordinary physical objects like lemons and iPhones? And assuming that we do see them at all, do we see them as they really are?
- Can consciousness be given a scientific explanation?
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| Rating | 3.0★ based on 4 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 12 weeks |
| Effort | 4 - 6 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx via edX |
| Instructors | Alex Byrne, Damien Rochford, Ryan Doody, Cosmo Grant, David Balcarras |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities |
| Tags | Philosophy & Ethics |
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| Rating | 3.0★ based on 4 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 12 weeks |
| Effort | 4 - 6 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $49 |
| From | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx via edX |
| Instructors | Alex Byrne, Damien Rochford, Ryan Doody, Cosmo Grant, David Balcarras |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Humanities |
| Tags | Philosophy & Ethics |
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