Using this link you can access the book:
http://course.sdu.edu.cn/G2S/eWebEditor/uploadfile/20140227112306002.pdf
From the book in the website above, use only THESE CHAPTERS:
The Identity Theory: U.T. Place Is Consciousness a Brain Process? (C pp. 55-60)
The Identity Theory: J. J. C. Smart, Sensations and Brain Processes (C pp. 60-67)
Hilary Putnam The Nature of Mental States (C pp. 73-79)
Problems with Functionalism: Ned Block Trouble with Functionalism (C pp. 94-98)
Write a 5-7 page paper (12 point font, normal margins) in which you do the following:
Explain Putnams version of (Turing Machine) functionalism.
Explain how Putnams theory differs from the identity theory (the view that mental states are physical/chemical states of the brain) and why Putnam thinks his version of functionalism is better than the identity theory. Is Putnam right?
Explain Blocks objection to a theory like Putnams. Who is right and why?
THE ONLY SOURCE YOU CAN USE IS THE BOOK IN THE WEBSITE GIVEN ABOVE^ Please make sure to cite your sources