In the 6th paragraph of section 1, the author's discuss the possible chauvinism of the test. Explain what this position is and why the authors think it's beside the point. Do you agree?
This paper presents some additional responses to the objections Turing identified. Do you find any of these more compelling than Turing's responses?
In particular, spend some time on subsection 2.3 -- does this clarify anything for you?
Section 4 (esp 4.3) is probably the most difficult in this reading. Can you figure out what the authors mean by "logically sufficient," "logically necessary," "nomic," "causal," etc.? (Folks with some training in logic and/or philosophy will probably have an easier time with this.)
What is "Blockhead" supposed to be an example of? ("A computer science professor" is not an acceptable response.) Restate in your own words the argument that Blockhead is used to support.
What's "philosophical behaviorism?" Do you think "behavioral philosophicalism" is a better term?
What point does Tipler's argument make?
Do you think "Flugly" is an appropriate name for a teddy bear?
Can you tell what the basic point of the "Chinese Room" argument is? (We'll spend some time talking about the details when we talk about Consciousness.)