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The Philosophy and Future of AI
A personal perspective, with many links, from Artificial Intelligence researcher Mark Humphrys.
http://www.compapp.dcu.ie/~humphrys/philosophy.html
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The Extended Mind
This paper by Andy Clark and David Chalmers proposes an active externalist theory of mind - that when we use tools such as paper or computers to aid in our cognition, they become part of our minds.
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~chalmers/papers/extended.html
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Argumentation Map: Do Computers Have to be Conscious to Think?
Argumentation maps propose to map the detailed structure of major philosophical debates in graphical form. Portions of the map of the "Can Computers Think?" debate are now available online.
http://www.macrovu.com/CCTHowItWork1.html
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Dualism: Papers
Articles on dualism and parapsychology by John Beloff.
http://moebius.psy.ed.ac.uk/~dualism/papers/
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Connectionism
Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by James W. Garson.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/connectionism/
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Mental Representation
A mental representation is a mental object with semantic properties. According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be understood as relations between agents and mental representations. Article from the Stanford Encyclop
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-representation/
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Squashed Descartes
Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditations', with study notes and glossary.
http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/descartes.htm
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The Identity Theory of Mind
Evaluates the theory that holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by J. J. C. Smart.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mind-identity/
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Epiphenomenalism
Discusses the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by William S. Robinson.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/epiphenomenalism/
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Multiple Realizability
Discusses the contention that a given mental kind (property, state, event) is realized by distinct physical kinds. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by John Bickle.
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/multiple-realizability/
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