Ph 24                                                                                                                                                                      Banach

Review for Final

A. ID and short answer:

Godel’s Theorem                                  epiphenomenal qualia                         Chinese Room argument

Luminous Room Response                                Turing Machine                                   Universal Turing Machine

Liar Paradox                                          Suspect and lovely properties           qualia

Blindsight                                              “filling in”                                              user illusion

Zimbo                                                     functionalism                                        inverted spectrum

Chalmer’s Hard problem                     Chalmer’s Easy problem                     explanatory gap

Pandemonium                                       Central Meaner                                     Turing test

Report vs. express                               1^st and 2cnd order mental states        prosthetic vision

Strong AI                                              Nagel’s bat argument                          Systems Reply

B. . Long Essay

Evaluate Dennett’s Multiple Drafts theory of consciousness. This will involve the following steps. (You will have to do each separately and label them.)

1. Summarize the main points of the theory and say how it differs from the alternative theories: Substance Dualism, Dual Aspect theory, and Identity Theory)

2. Summarize what you believe to be the strongest argument for Dennett’s Theory and say why it is strongest.

3. Give two objections to Dennett’s theory.

4. Discuss whether you agree with Dennett’s view or not and why. You will probably want to consider responses one could give to Dennett’s argument and how Dennett would respond to them. You should also discuss Dennett’s response to the two objections you raised and whether they work or not.

5. Concluding Evaluation. Draw the appropriate conclusions from your discussion in part 4.