Thursday, November 8, 2012
Autodidactic Section 14 Group 1
In class today, we discussed the philosopher Philippa Foot. Our discussion got pretty intense today. It started off with us deciding whether or not an individual should "play" God or mind their own business. Considering the possibilities of the personalities of the people that "should" have been saved, we ultimately came to the conclusion that people should let nature run its course. Shortly afterwards, we somehow moved onto the topic of abortion. Everyone knows much controversy lies there, but of course we all respected one another's beliefs, and we can not wait for the next session!
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Alan Turing's section from tonight's assigned reading was so interesting. The section was without a doubt very knowledgable. Prior to reading Turing's section, I had no idea that he was one of the masterminds behind artificial intelligence and the PC. Turing had a lot of faith in his product, which is why the concept behind Turing's test was not hard to grasp at all. He basically wnated computers to pass for human beings!
ReplyDeleteQuestions:
1.Factual-What codes did Turing's machines help to crack?
2.Discussion-What do you think about the effectiveness of the Turing Test?
F: What is the Turing test?
ReplyDeleteD: Do you think a computer is as intelligent as a human?
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ReplyDeleteI am so behind! I missed class for a meeting then got sick over the weekend. I know it's too late but I'm still going to catch up!
Philippa Foot:
The first female philosopher group 1 has discussed! And she describes "playing god." She definitely challenged a philosophy that made her memorable. I know all of you have talked about her already but I liked her chapter a lot. I feel like ethics are a tricky subject, they're almost a more complicated version of philosophy! Saving one vs. saving five, such a predicament. Who are we to say who lives or dies? God or no God, how is it okay for any person to make life choices for other people?No person is greater than any other. So sticking with the question "who do you save? one or five?" the answer is both and neither. It is no one's place to decide. I do think Philippa foot was an interesting thinker. These are common ideas but still rarely thought about. I like the way she conveyed concepts.
Factual? What year did Philippa Foot Die?
Discussion? How can we make ethical debates easier to understand within society?
Alan Turing:
Well, math is my favorite subject so this was a fascinating chapter. Alan Turing's chapter brilliantly compared human analyzation with computer analyzation. So it that all we are? Mere computers? I found this chapter very interesting. Turing's section was short but I feel like I understand him. For some reason, this chapter brought me back to subjectivism, how intelligent are we? what defines intelligence? Is intelligence subjective? (as college students, I'm sure we all wish that were true! Ha!) I just think Turning directly address human intelligence monitoring more of how we think than the philosophical ideas within our minds.
Factual: What did Turning study?
Discussion: Is intelligence subjective?
I'll post about De Botton after some sleep!
See you soon guys!
Journey
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ReplyDeleteFactual: Even though Alan Turing never described himself as a philosopher.. what was his "philosophy?"
Discussion: Do you agree or disagree with his philosophy?
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ReplyDeleteJust finished the chapter on Alain de Botton and loved it. I felt like the chapter had many interpretations, it could be taken literally, buildings are an art form, they portray many things and have a lot of expectations to uphold. Buildings seem to be the most useful art that exists in our world. They do so many things but at the same time can be a symbol of infinite creativity. Another way I saw this chapter was taking the concept of buildings and applying to everything, like people (which was mentioned in the chapter as well). I feel like people have uses and needs. People have jobs and expectations to fulfill. People are art though. We are all different and all beautiful. We all of different way of seeing things and being seen. I know my repines to this chapter isn't exactly a "summary of the chapter" but this is what I thought about while reading. One thing that really jumped out at me in this chapter was the question "can beauty be taken too seriously?" I can't wait to discuss this with you guys in class tomorrow!
Discussion: Can beauty be taken too seriously?
Factual: What was the best selling book that De Botton wrote?
See you guys tomorrow!
Journey
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ReplyDeleteTurning helped invent the modern computer. Wow. He believed in a Turning Test that allowed to test a computer to see if it contained intelligence. If a person could chat on a computer unknowing if it is a person or a computer and the person could not tell, the computer passes. He believed that if a person could not tell that a computer from a person, then the computer was equally intelligent.
Factual- Turning believed we test peoples intelligence how?
Discussion- Why do you believe Turning was so concerned with the computer being "as intelligent" as a person?