W. Seager PHLB86 H3 Foundations of Cognitive Science A study of the hypotheses and theories that ground the cognitive science approach to mental representation and cognition. In order to answer these questions, we will study the functionalist theory of mind, the relationship between syntax and semantics, and the theory of interpretable automatic formal systems. We will also examine some of the basic computer architectures. We will conclude by examining the difference between traditional artificial intelligence using symbol systems, and connectionism. Gender issues have lately animated a lively and important discussion among feminist philosophers and social scientists, as well as among the public at large.
Current approaches vary greatly.
However, since ideas about gender differences have historically been used to subordinate or oppress women, the current approaches discussed in this course all share a commitment to social critique. Our text will be Gender , edited by Carol C. Gould. A continuation of PHLB50 . The natural deduction system studied in Symbolic Logic I is extended to cover identity and definite descriptions. Alternative treatments of definite descriptions, one that follows Frege, the other that follows Russell, are developed and compared.