Philosophy
482/Psychology 382
Introduction to Cognitive Science
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Below are links to sites of interests for the lectures and course material for my various courses. There are some things I would like to note here by way of cautionary notes:
Practical Suggestions For
Link Use:
Fair warning about the links, the links in this
page are not to resources that I have created or that I control. Nor
are the opinions expressed necessarily in agreement with my own. Pages
for the various links may disappear without notice. If you find a broken
link or would like to suggest a link, e-mail me.
General Philosophy Links
Ethics Links
Religion & Evolution Links
Critical Thinking Links
Epistemology Links
| Epistemology and Philosophy of Mind | Connectionist Epistemology |
| Derose Epistemology Page | UCS Epistemology Page |
| Wallis 382 Intro Epistemology Page | Wallis Naturalized Epistemology Seminar Page |
Neuroscience Links
Free Stuff
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Office Suites |
| Open Office: Sun
Microsystems open source office suite that is
compatible with Microsoft office. The software is free and governed by
the GNU agreement. http://www.openoffice.org |
| Google docs:
Google has a beta of it’s web-based free office suite. Like Sun’s
the Google is compatible with Microsoft Office. You can run all of the
functions through your browser (see browsers below), including
presentations. You can also import Microsoft files and export your files
into Microsoft office for saving on your computer. Google Docs |
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Browsers |
| Firefox is a
well-known and highly functional browser that is GNU open source and
free. The latest version is 3.0. Mozilla also makes a very good e-mail
management open source package called Thunderbird. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/ |
| Google Chrome is
Google’s browser. It has been written
from scratch–-sort of--to minimize the resources it consumes and
maximize speed, stability, and security. http://www.google.com/chrome |
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Operating Systems |
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All of the free
operating systems are versions of Linux. Linux is a GNU regulated
operating system that is, to be frank, about 1,000 more efficient than
Windows or Mac OS. One version of the Linux OS consumes a mere 16MB of
memory. However, Linux does not always have all of the best and whistles
of the major operating systems, and compatibility can be a problem if
you have no inclinations towards hacking. Having said that, I would note
that Linux is actually one of the more popular server OS options for one
simple reason: It’s MUCH faster and MUCH less resource intensive than
any other OS. This popularity has spawned lots of development. I would
strongly urge you to install Linux as a dual-boot OS on your computer,
and discourage you from trying to install it as a replacement. Better
yet, install it on your old computer and work out any bugs. I can pretty
much guarantee that once you have Linux running on your old computer, it
will outperform your new computer. Here's a link to 7
distributions of Linux: |
| Solaris is Sun
Microsystem’s open source version of the Linux operation system. They
claim, “Solaris has the largest installed-base of any other commercial
UNIX or Linux distribution on the planet.” http://www.opensolaris.com/ |
