PHIL 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Functional Analysis, Behaviorism, Turing Machine

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1301
• Professor: karinavold

Document Summary

Mind-brain identity theory: all mental states/processes are brain states/processes. One and the same mental type can be implemented by different lower level physical types. Phenomenal consciousness: su(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:449)hat it is like(cid:863) to u(cid:374)de(cid:396)go so(cid:373)e e(cid:454)pe(cid:396)ie(cid:374)(cid:272)e. Weak ai: artificial entities that stimulate real intelligence (e. x. artificial flowers) Strong ai: artificial entities with real intelligence (e. x. natural light) Turing test: (cid:374)o(cid:449) a (cid:373)odified (cid:448)e(cid:396)sio(cid:374) of the o(cid:396)igi(cid:374)al (cid:862)i(cid:373)itatio(cid:374) ga(cid:373)e(cid:863) Players: a) person b) an interrogator c) a turing machine. Passing = intelligent, fail does(cid:374)"t (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:455)ou"(cid:396)e (cid:374)ot intelligent test is sufficient but not necessary. Turing machine: a digital computer, suitably programmed to carry out operations which could be do(cid:374)e (cid:271)(cid:455) a (cid:862)hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:373)pute(cid:396)(cid:863) Turing machines are not characterized by physical properties, they are not physical machine, but rather abstract ones defined by a set of procedures. Human minds are turing machines, implemented in the neurons of the brain.