The Society of Mind
by Marvin Minsky
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Description
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.
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Lecture 03: Guest lecturer Doug Lenat (Class discussion only, guest presentation not included.) | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 04: Attachments and goals | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3 |
Lecture 05: From pain to suffering | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 06: Consciousness | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 07: Consciousness | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 08: Levels of mental activities | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 09: Common sense | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 10: Thinking | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 11: Resourcefulness | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 12: Resourcefulness (cont.) | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Lecture 13: The self | -- | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoLecture 06: Consciousness | Marvin Minsky has made significant contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence, and this course, along with his book of the same title, illuminates new ideas on thinking and how the mind works. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLecture 07: Consciousness (cont.) | Marvin Minsky has made significant contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence, and this course, along with his book of the same title, illuminates new ideas on thinking and how the mind works. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLecture 09: Common sense | Marvin Minsky has made significant contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence, and this course, along with his book of the same title, illuminates new ideas on thinking and how the mind works. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLecture 11: Resourcefulness | Marvin Minsky has made significant contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence, and this course, along with his book of the same title, illuminates new ideas on thinking and how the mind works. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoLecture 13: The self | Marvin Minsky has made significant contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence, and this course, along with his book of the same title, illuminates new ideas on thinking and how the mind works. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 16 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Lecture 03
Starts out, "I have no presentation for today. Marvin Minsky will be back tomorrow"
No teaching involved as far as I can measure. Students commenting and moderator/teacher is yeah/yeah.
Audio is terrible. Teacher is clear (voice audio), but students talking can hardly hear.
Presentation starts out with, "any questions on what we have read for today?" How does this help us at the listening side. No summary of subject; going endlessly to knowwhere.
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