AN EXPEDIENT MIND


Part 1 : TITLE PAGE | Preface | What is Consciousness? | Outline of the system
Part 2 : Building bricks | Layer-1 | Layer-2 | Layer-3 | Layer-4 | Layer-5
Part 3 : Discussion | Arguments | Conclusions | Addenda
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CONTENTS


Introduction
TITLE PAGE
Preface
What is Consciousness?
Outline of the system

The Mechanism
Building bricks
Layer-1 (The automaton)
Layer-2 (Basic memory)
Layer-3 (Concepts)
Layer-4 (Theory of Mind)
Layer-5 (Language)

Discussion and Conclusions
Discussion
Arguments
Conclusions
Addenda

Philosophical Issues
Reality
Truth
Probability and Determinism
Free Will

Arguments
Searle's Argument
Searle's Chinese Room
Penrose's Godelean Argument

Perception
Visual Preception
Shape
Edges
Three Dimensional Space (NA)
Limb Movements (NA)

Representation
Basics
A Note
Physical Objects
Causal Links
Events (NA)
Matching (NA)

Language
Language (introduction)
Simple nouns (NA)
Function objects (NA)
Tense (NA)
On-going actions (NA)
Negation (NA)
Verbs (NA)
Meta-concepts and Grammar (NA)
AT, ON and IN (NA)
HOW and WHY (NA)
Quantifiers (NA)
Neg transformation (NA)
A and THE (NA)
Abstract concepts (NA)
Emotional concepts (NA)
Social concepts (NA)
The Interpretation of Sentences (NA)
Footnotes
Recall how #states are formed

(NA) = Not available yet
Part 1 : TITLE PAGE | Preface | What is Consciousness? | Outline of the system
Part 2 : Building bricks | Layer-1 | Layer-2 | Layer-3 | Layer-4 | Layer-5
Part 3 : Discussion | Arguments | Conclusions | Addenda
Tartan Hen Publications : Home | more books | Contact : feedback@tartanhen.co.uk



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