Problem set #1 New due date: 10pm Wed 23 Nov. Submit your answers in a word doc to Moodle. Do not include the questions. Include your name and HKU student number. Your submission will be checked for plagiarism. Do not copy your answers from others or allow others to copy from yours. Q1 [50%]. Try out the chatbot here: https://www.cleverbot.com Does the program show any real understanding of your conversations? Explain your reasons with evidence from your conversations. (At most one page of A4, font size 10-12)

5 Oct 2022. Version 1.01. General instructions Submit your answers in a word document to Moodle. An upload link will be posted to Moodle before the deadline. Make sure you include your name, the name of your tutor, your tutorial group, and HKU student ID number in your document. There is no need to copy the questions or the instructions into your document. Deadline: 5pm 24 Oct 2022. Late submission: -25% within the first 24 hours after the deadline, -50% within the next 24 hour, etc. You are strongly advised to submit early and not wait until the last minute. Computer problem is not an acceptable reason to be late. Plagiarism: This is the unacknowledged use of the work of others as your own. It is a serious offence at HKU. In some cases you might get expelled from the university. See http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism. Do not copy the answers from others or allow your answers to be copied.

Sept 2022. Version 1.02. Instructions Answer all questions. Submit your answers in a word document to Moodle. An upload link will be posted to Moodle before the deadline. Make sure you include your name, the name of your tutor, your tutorial group, and HKU student ID number in your document. There is no need to copy the questions or the instructions into your document. Deadline: 5pm 26 Sept 2022. Late submission: -25% within the first 24 hours after the deadline, -50% within the next 24 hour, etc. You are strongly advised to submit early and not wait until the last minute. Computer problem is not an acceptable reason to be late.

Version 1.15 Deadline: 5pm 27 October 2021. Submit to Moodle. The submission link will be made available about one week before the deadline. Do not email the assignments to your tutor. Please include your name, university ID, and tutorial group number in the header of your essay document. Plagiarism: Essays that are submitted through Moodle will be scanned for plagiarism. Use your own words. Do not copy from other sources or allow your answers to be copied. See http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism. No footnotes or list of references needed. Submit a word file. No PDFs. Corrupted files even when submitted on time would be counted as late too. Late submission: -25% within the first 24 hours after the deadline, -50% within the next 24 hour, etc. Late submission due to technical problems might also be penalized. You are strongly advised to submit early and not wait until the last minute. Use font size 11 or 12, around 1 inch / 2.5cm margin.

Nov 2021 Version 1.1 Instructions Answer all questions. Write your answers in a single word file and submit to Moodle. Indicate the question numbers only but do not copy the text of the questions or the instructions. Include your name, student ID, and your tutorial group number. At the end of each answer, please provide an accurate word count. Deadline: 5pm 16 Nov 2021. Late submission: -25% within the first 24 hours after the deadline, -50% within the next 24 hour, etc.

Version 1.01 Deadline: 5pm 10 Dec 2021. Submit to Moodle. The submission link will be made available about one week before the deadline. Do not email the assignments to your tutor. Please include your name, university ID, and tutorial group number in the header of your essay document. Plagiarism: Essays that are submitted through Moodle will be scanned for plagiarism. Use your own words. Do not copy from other sources or allow your answers to be copied. See http://www.rss.hku.hk/plagiarism. Submit a word file. No PDFs. Corrupted files even when submitted on time would be counted as late too. Late submission: -25% within the first 24 hours after the deadline, -50% within the next 24 hour, etc. Late submission due to technical problems might also be penalized. You are strongly advised to submit early and not wait until the last minute. Use font size 11 or 12, around 1 inch / 2.5cm margin. Before you submit, it is best to check this page again to see if there might be updated instructions.

Version 1.31 Second semester, 2021-2022 Meeting: 9:45am Friday when there is a meeting Venue: Online Schedule 15 minute general presentation on your research topic

Scientific Reasoning Dr. Joe Lau Philosophy Dept @ HKU HKU MAO 2021 Online Summer Programme Homepage: http://joelau.github.io Slides: https://hackmd.io/@joelau/2021-MAO Scientific reasoning

Scientific Reasoning Dr. Joe Lau Philosophy Dept @ HKU Homepage: http://joelau.github.io Slides: https://hackmd.io/@joelau/2022-mao July 2022 HKU MAO Online Summer Programme Joe Lau 劉彥方

Associate Professor, Philosophy Dept, University of Hong Kong Education: BA (Oxford), PhD (MIT) Research: philosophy of mind and cognitive science, critical thinking Awards: University teaching fellowship, knowledge exchange award Co-founder of Critical Thinking Web (http://philosophy.hku.hk/think), a website offering free tutorials on critical thinking, logic, and related topics. Contact Office: Room 10.15, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus Mailing address:

URL of this document: https://hackmd.io/@joelau/phil2230 Version 0.9 Note: This course outline will be updated throughout the semester. Second semester 2020-2021 Course description We shall look at some of the philosophical issues involved in the scientific study of mind and behaviour. We will discuss questions such as: Can we explain all mental phenomena in computational terms? What is consciousness? What is the role of language in thinking? How useful are neural networks in understanding the mind? General information