6.868J / MAS.731J The Society of Mind, Spring 2007

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Minsky, Marvin
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The Society of Mind
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Abstract
This course is an introduction to a theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler processes. The subject treats such aspects of thinking as vision, language, learning, reasoning, memory, consciousness, ideals, emotions, and personality. Ideas incorporate psychology, artificial intelligence, and computer science to resolve theoretical issues such as whole vs. parts, structural vs. functional descriptions, declarative vs. procedural representations, symbolic vs. connectionist models, and logical vs. common-sense theories of learning.
Date issued
2007-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/85562
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics; Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
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6.868J-Spring2007
local: 6.868J
local: MAS.731J
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Keywords
how minds work, thinking, artificial intelligence, abstract model, human mind, emotion machine, common sense thinking, mental processes
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