Minds, Brains and Science

Cognitive Science

Study sheet #4 ________________________

Phl 204

1) What does Searle say about the idea that “thinking is processing information?”

2) What are the “attractive elements” of cognitivism?

3) How does refute these arguments?

4) Does Searle believe that all meaningful behavior follows an underlying system of rules?

5) How does the use of computers as metaphors of the brain compare with earlier ones?

6) Do hour glasses help explain clocks?