Finish reading Chapter 7 of Artificial Minds if you haven't already done so.
Read Chapter 12: "Connectionism and Cognitive Architecture: A Critical Analysis", by Jerry Fodor and Zenon Pylyshyn, in Mind Design II. This is a famous article that criticized the connectionist approach and helped spark what Stan Franklin calls the "Second AI Debate". We'll talk about the article in class on Monday, and how some connectionists have tried to refute its claims.