Abstract

Discusses "Minds and Machines," a one-semester undergraduate course for nontechnical majors. Explains that the course examines how philosophical problems of knowledge, cognition, language, and human nature can be investigated with computer-related concepts and techniques. Describes experiments conducted during the course, including mind reading, story guessing, and memory limits experiments. (SG)

Citation

Cushing, S. (1991). "Minds and Machines" for Humanities Majors: A Liberal Arts Course in Computers and Cognition. Computers and the Humanities, 25(5), 275. Retrieved August 15, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/p/145063/.

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Keywords

• Cognitive Processes
• Computer Uses in Education
• Epistemology
• Heuristics
• higher education
• Humanities Instruction
• Linguistics
• Majors (Students)
• models
• student attitudes
• Undergraduate Study