Before the Algorithm: Philosophy & Semantics of AI
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Published 5/2025
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz, 2 Ch
Language: English | Duration: 1h 6m | Size: 1.3 GB
AI, Philosophy & Meaning: Mind, Truth, and What Machines Miss
What you'll learn
Understand how Frege, Gödel, Penrose, and Tarski shaped logic, truth, and the philosophical foundations of artificial intelligence.
Analyze the meaning crisis in mind and language theories through Quine, Davidson, and Millikan's critiques of semantics and representation.
Explore Tarski’s theory of truth and its lasting impact on formal semantics, logic, and the language structures used in AI systems.
Engage with the instructor’s original work on normativity, indeterminacy, and the limits of AI's ability to generate meaning.
Apply key philosophical ideas to reflect critically on the nature of machines, cognition, language, and the assumptions behind modern AI.
Understand how philosophical logic and semantic theories challenge the idea that machines can fully replicate human thought.
Discover why meaning, not just computation, is central to understanding intelligence — and how philosophy exposes what AI still cannot grasp.
Requirements
No programming or technical AI knowledge required.
Interest in philosophy, language, logic, or cognitive science.
Willingness to engage with complex ideas and think critically.
Basic familiarity with debates on mind, language, or technology is helpful but not necessary.