Functionalism

Question 1

Church-Turing Thesis

Answer 1

Any function requiring human mathematics can be achieved by a Turing machine

Question 2

Dennett

Answer 2

Matter only matters because of what matter can do. Multiple drafts theory

Question 3

Cohen + Dennett 2011

Answer 3

Consciousness cannot be separated from function

Question 4

Churchland + Churchland 1997

Answer 4

Connectionist theory of consciousness

Question 5

Churchland 2005

Answer 5

Reduction of function is impossible: can be implemented in multiple ways and used in multiple physical systems: vectors

Question 6

Penrose

Answer 6

Turing machines are incapable, Godel’s theorems, quantum consciousness

Question 7

Baars + Franklin 2007

Answer 7

IDA model, incorporates GWT to computation, distributed parallel processing with codelets

Question 8

Chalmers 1996

Answer 8

Why doesn’t all of this processing just occur in the dark? Information is fundamental to the universe

Question 9

Searle

Answer 9

Triviality, conscious thermostats. Qualia can’t come from syntax: chinese room

Question 10

Nagel 1993

Answer 10

Science should study 1st person experience, can’t be reduced to function

Question 11

Block 2005

Answer 11

Access vs. Phenomenal, chinese room argument

Question 12

Any function requiring natural human mathematics can be achieved with a Turing machine

Answer 12

Church-Turing thesis

Question 13

Matter only matters because of what matter can do. Multiple drafts theory

Answer 13

Dennett 2001

Question 14

Consciousness has to be reduced to function

Answer 14

Cohen + Dennett 2011

Question 15

Connectionist theory, infinite possibilities with recurrent networks

Answer 15

Churchland + Churchland 1997

Question 16

Reduction of consciousness to function is impossible (vectors)

Answer 16

Churchland 2005

Question 17

Turing machines are incapable of human mathematics - Godel’s theorem: quantum alternative

Answer 17

Penrose

Question 18

IDA model applied from GWT codelets

Answer 18

Baars + Franklin 2007

Question 19

Easy vs. hard problems of consciousness “why doesn’t all of this processing occur in the dark”

Answer 19

Chalmers 1996

Question 20

Non-eliminative materialism, concept of triviality, chinese room

Answer 20

Searle 1997

Question 21

Science should study 1st person experience “what is it like to be a bat”

Answer 21

Nagel 1993

Question 22

Access vs. Phenomenal. Chinese Nation

Answer 22

Block 2005