1. Thought Computation and Social Sciences

2. René Descartes The mind is a metaphysical phase The mind is a metaphysical phase Cogito ergo sum Cogito ergo sum “I think therefore I am” “I think therefore I am” Both the mind and body must be present to recreate a human brain Both the mind and body must be present to recreate a human brain Computers only have one side, therefore they are incomplete Computers only have one side, therefore they are incomplete

3. Mind and Matter Subjective v. Objective Dichotomy The Mind is something that is not tangible The Mind is something that is not tangible It cannot be seen, therefore it cannot be replicated It cannot be seen, therefore it cannot be replicated It is subjective It is subjective Matter is what can be seen and explained Matter is what can be seen and explained Includes all things from walking, to touching, to blinking your eyes Includes all things from walking, to touching, to blinking your eyes It is objective It is objective

4. Two Sides Coming Together Subjective Subjective Mental processes Mental processes Dreams Dreams Fantasies Fantasies Illusions Illusions Emotions Emotions Cannot be seen Cannot be seen Not tangible Not tangible Objective Objective Physical actions Physical actions Walking Walking Talking Talking Breathing Breathing Waving down a taxi Waving down a taxi Can be seen Can be seen Can be described Can be described Can be replicated Can be replicated

5. Ernest Nagel Ernest Nagel Looking for fixed and sure knowledge Looking for fixed and sure knowledge Behaviorists Behaviorists That the mind has an influence That the mind has an influence The flow from the mind to the body is negligible The flow from the mind to the body is negligible No accidental events No accidental events May Brodbeck May Brodbeck Chicken or the Egg Which came first? The thought or the action Mentalists People who don’t see things as they happen They do think about the underlying reasons and motives for those actions Political Scientists

6. Dichotomous Political Thought in Germany Antonia Gruenberg Antonia Gruenberg Anti-fascist Anti-fascist Era between 1917- 1933 Era between 1917- 1933 The Weimar Republic The Weimar Republic Rise of Nazism Rise of Nazism Difference between left-wing liberals and right-wing nationals Difference between left-wing liberals and right-wing nationals Both have the same goal Both have different ways to accomplish it Culture v. Spirit

7. Both came to the same conclusion that they wanted a war, but for different reasons. Culture Culture Right wing Right wing History and Myths Conservatives Imperialists “German soul” Spirit Spirit Left Wing Left Wing Constructing a new society Constructing a new society Pacifist minded Pacifist minded Radical leftists Radical leftists Proletarian Dictatorship Proletarian Dictatorship