Question 1

Taylor argues that there are no positive properties of souls that we can point to in order to explain how they convert mere bodies into persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Why does Taylor state that it is just as good to reason that since people think, they must have souls that think, as it is to reason that they must have bodies that think?

Accepted Answer

Richard Taylor, an American philosopher,

Question 3

Descartes argues that the proposition that __________ is necessarily true.

Accepted Answer

A)  He is an extended body. 
B)  He is an automaton. 
C)  He is an imagination. 
D)  He is a mind. 
A)  He is an extended body. 
B)  He is an automaton. 
C)  He is an imagination. 
D)  He is a mind.

Question 4

Lewis argues that phenomenal information

Accepted Answer

A)  Can be shared. 
B)  Is mind-independent. 
C)  Is objectively known. 
D)  Does not exist. 
A)  Can be shared. 
B)  Is mind-independent. 
C)  Is objectively known. 
D)  Does not exist.

Question 5

A property dualist believes that the mind is

Accepted Answer

A)  A spiritual substance that has spatial properties. 
B)  A purely physical system with only physical properties. 
C)  A physical system that has nonphysical properties. 
D)  A nonphysical substance, with no mass or position in space. 
A)  A spiritual substance that has spatial properties. 
B)  A purely physical system with only physical properties. 
C)  A physical system that has nonphysical properties. 
D)  A nonphysical substance, with no mass or position in space.

Question 6

Do you believe that there are qualia? Explain and be sure to define "qualia."

Accepted Answer

Yes, I believe that qualia exist. Qualia

Question 7

According to Searle, Strong AI claims that

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking is merely the manipulation of formal symbols. 
B)  A computer program of the right sort can be constitutive of thinking. 
C)  Both a and 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Thinking is merely the manipulation of formal symbols. 
B)  A computer program of the right sort can be constitutive of thinking. 
C)  Both a and 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 8

What is special about the character Fred in the first story Jackson tells?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vision scientists have complete information about his optical system. 
B)  He sorts ripe tomatoes better than anyone else. 
C)  He can see a color no one else can see. 
D)  He is a brilliant vision scientist studying color vision. 
A)  Vision scientists have complete information about his optical system. 
B)  He sorts ripe tomatoes better than anyone else. 
C)  He can see a color no one else can see. 
D)  He is a brilliant vision scientist studying color vision.

Question 9

Montero says we do not have a clear understanding of what "nonphysical" means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the two views about the self presented by Taylor? Explain the main claims of each.

Accepted Answer

Taylor presents two views about the self

Question 11

A substance dualist believes that the mind is

Accepted Answer

A)  The same thing as the brain. 
B)  A purely physical system with only physical properties. 
C)  A physical substance that has nonphysical properties. 
D)  A nonphysical substance with no mass or position in space. 
A)  The same thing as the brain. 
B)  A purely physical system with only physical properties. 
C)  A physical substance that has nonphysical properties. 
D)  A nonphysical substance with no mass or position in space.

Question 12

Do you agree with Descartes that you can have the best understanding of your own mind? Explain.

Accepted Answer

I agree with Descartes to some extent th

Question 13

Nagel argues that there are no facts about the world beyond the reach of human concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Taylor, dualism denies that people have bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the point of the Vegemite example?

Accepted Answer

The point of the Vegemite example, in a

Question 16

According to Montero, the mind-body cannot be solved without solving the body problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Property dualists focus on special mental properties such as

Accepted Answer

A)  Telepathy or other parapsychological phenomena. 
B)  Physical events in the brain and nervous system. 
C)  Life after death or reincarnation. 
D)  Having a pain or having a sensation of red. 
A)  Telepathy or other parapsychological phenomena. 
B)  Physical events in the brain and nervous system. 
C)  Life after death or reincarnation. 
D)  Having a pain or having a sensation of red.

Question 18

Montero's suggestion about the mind-body problem is that

Accepted Answer

A)  We should stop asking whether the mind is physical. 
B)  We should wait until we have a completed physics. 
C)  We should accept a dualist position. 
D)  We should accept a physicalist position. 
A)  We should stop asking whether the mind is physical. 
B)  We should wait until we have a completed physics. 
C)  We should accept a dualist position. 
D)  We should accept a physicalist position.

Question 19

The "body problem," according to Montero, is the question

Accepted Answer

A)  Is the mind physical? 
B)  Is the body physical? 
C)  What does it mean to be physical? 
D)  How does the body causally interact with the mind? 
A)  Is the mind physical? 
B)  Is the body physical? 
C)  What does it mean to be physical? 
D)  How does the body causally interact with the mind?

Question 20

Minds, according to the "official doctrine,"

Accepted Answer

A)  Exist in space and time. 
B)  Follow all mechanical laws. 
C)  Are known through introspection. 
D)  Both a and 
A)  Exist in space and time. 
B)  Follow all mechanical laws. 
C)  Are known through introspection. 
D)  Both a and

Taylor argues that there are no positive properties of souls that we can point to in order to explain how they convert mere bodies into persons.

Why does Taylor state that it is just as good to reason that since people think, they must have souls that think, as it is to reason that they must have bodies that think?

Descartes argues that the proposition that __________ is necessarily true.

Lewis argues that phenomenal information

A property dualist believes that the mind is

Do you believe that there are qualia? Explain and be sure to define "qualia."

According to Searle, Strong AI claims that

What is special about the character Fred in the first story Jackson tells?

Montero says we do not have a clear understanding of what "nonphysical" means.

What are the two views about the self presented by Taylor? Explain the main claims of each.

A substance dualist believes that the mind is

Do you agree with Descartes that you can have the best understanding of your own mind? Explain.

Nagel argues that there are no facts about the world beyond the reach of human concepts.

According to Taylor, dualism denies that people have bodies.

What is the point of the Vegemite example?

According to Montero, the mind-body cannot be solved without solving the body problem.

Property dualists focus on special mental properties such as

Montero's suggestion about the mind-body problem is that

The "body problem," according to Montero, is the question

Minds, according to the "official doctrine,"

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Taylor argues that there are no positive properties of souls that we can point to in order to explain how they convert mere bodies into persons.

Why does Taylor state that it is just as good to reason that since people think, they must have souls that think, as it is to reason that they must have bodies that think?

Descartes argues that the proposition that __________ is necessarily true.

Lewis argues that phenomenal information

A property dualist believes that the mind is

Do you believe that there are qualia? Explain and be sure to define "qualia."

According to Searle, Strong AI claims that

What is special about the character Fred in the first story Jackson tells?

Montero says we do not have a clear understanding of what "nonphysical" means.

What are the two views about the self presented by Taylor? Explain the main claims of each.

A substance dualist believes that the mind is

Do you agree with Descartes that you can have the best understanding of your own mind? Explain.

Nagel argues that there are no facts about the world beyond the reach of human concepts.

According to Taylor, dualism denies that people have bodies.

What is the point of the Vegemite example?

According to Montero, the mind-body cannot be solved without solving the body problem.

Property dualists focus on special mental properties such as

Montero's suggestion about the mind-body problem is that

The "body problem," according to Montero, is the question

Minds, according to the "official doctrine,"

What Is Philosophy

The Elements of Argument

Knowing Vs Thinking

Free Will

Identity

God

Moral Theory

Moral Problems

Society

Social Justice

Art

The Meaning of Life

Asian Outlooks

Filters