T 4/27 Hunt 232-238

1. According to Hunt, how do consciousness and self-awareness distinguish human beings from machines?

2. What do desire and interest reveal about the nature of human beings?

3. Does Hunt think that it is possible and likely for computers to become our rulers? Why or why not?

Introduction 367-369; Tolstoy 389-398

1. How does Tolstoy describe his experience of the inability to understand the meaning of life?

2. According to Tolstoy, how does science and learning pertain to the question of the meaning of life?

3. How does Tolstoy resolve his crisis? How does he define the meaning of life and where does he find this definition?