Second Mid-term In class on Monday, April 7. No books or notes during exam. Bring your own paper Don’t need “Blue Books” Review during Discussion sections.

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Second Mid-term In class on Monday, April 7. No books or notes during exam. Bring your own paper Don’t need “Blue Books” Review during Discussion sections on Friday No other special review sessions.

Review for Second Mid-Term Mid-term is cumulative—so also review material from first mid-term. But this second mid-term will emphasize material since the first mid-term.

Review for Second Mid-Term Web metaphor Architectural metaphor Observation sentences Knowledge Belief Change of beliefs Hypotheses Reject belief/Believe not Withhold judgement Inferred beliefs Virtues of hypotheses Trade-offs Conservatism Modesty Simplicity Generality Testability/Refutability Precision “Ad hoc” hypotheses Faith Web of Belief:

Review for Second Mid-Term Apology of Socrates Formal charges Informal accusations Socrates’ replies Socrates’ mission Socrates’ beliefs. Psuchē/psychē Atomism Immaterialism Functionalism Early dialogue Middle dialogue Theory of Forms Phaedo:

Review for Second Mid-Term Arguments for Immortality Pure knowledge Cyclical argument Objections by –Simmias –Cebes Socrates’ replies Deductive argument Inductive argument Argument by analogy Essential properties Accidental properties Reason vs. emotion

Review for Second Mid-Term Explain the objection by Simmias (or, Cebes), and then explain Socrates’ reply. Is Socrates’ reply adequate? Why or why not? Use Quine’s 6 virtues of hypotheses to evaluate the hypothesis that computers could think.