CGSC 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Qualia, Thought Experiment, Lumpers And Splitters
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Not interested in computers, unless it says something about humans. Tries to make a science that describes human minds. Results are analyzed statistically in order to find meaningful difference. Computer science does this but focus is different. Psychology is trying to find out more about people through their interaction with computers. Computers sicence looks at the interaction in order to create an easier interface for the user. Evolutionary: less defined by subject matter more about how a hypothesis is formed. Theoretical academics think about theories and others experiment them. Nearly every branch of science has a theoretical and experimental field expect psychology. Do not only study things that are purely empirical. Thought experiment: create a scenario and think about how it would play out. (fat man train experiment) Conceptual analysis: is trying to find out what people mean when they use certain words. Functionalism is defining entities by how they behave in a system rather than by a brain structure.