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Cognitive science warns away from a heavy dependence on behavioralist/probabilistic approaches in many cases. That CogSci special requirement seems to be more
by thadk 8y ago
Cognitive science warns away from a heavy dependence on behavioralist/probabilistic approaches in many cases.
That CogSci special requirement seems to be more reasonable one aimed to guide thinking about past AI and philosophical struggles than a generic philosophy class for an undergraduate student.
Of course, there does seem to be room for a few philosophy electives here should the student enjoy it.
- thadk 8y agoI'm now curious what typical examples of course titles would be in the "Philosophy of Science" area outside the US though? Here is an example of Cognitive Science's preferred way of thinking about AI: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/noam-chomsky-on-where-artificial-intelligence-went-wrong/261637/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/11/noam-...