Instructions: Review all assigned materials for this module. Making efforts to respond to the arguments in these materials, please consider this question: Do you find the functionalist theory of mind to be convincing? Explanation: You may answer yes, or no, or maybe, or it depends what you mean by mind… or any other way. I am interested in seeing that you try to justify your answer while giving fair consideration to the variety of perspectives we have considered in this module. For example, think about the Chinese Room argument. Do you find this to be a persuasive argument against functionalism? For your responses this week please adopt a position different than the one you originally defended, and use that to develop the conversation with your teammates. Source: http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/curriculum/functionalism_intro/functionalism_intro.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TryOC83PH1g

Can machines be actually intelligent? Be perceptive of a language? For machines to be considered intelligent then they have to comprehend the explications of words and phrases. If machines can successfully have a firm grasp of conversations and concepts then it follows that they can have beliefs which therefore implies that they can possess different mental states such as hopes and fears. The focal point of this essay is to provide justifiable arguments to refute as well as support the claims based on the understanding of the term mind.