Question 1

Chalmers's zombie twin is identical to him

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A)  psychically. 
B)  functionally and psychologically. 
C)  functionally, but not psychologically. 
D)  psychologically only. 
A)  psychically. 
B)  functionally and psychologically. 
C)  functionally, but not psychologically. 
D)  psychologically only.

Question 2

Block's Chinese brain argument is meant to show that functionalism

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A)  needs further development. 
B)  is false. 
C)  is too complex. 
D)  is too simple. 
A)  needs further development. 
B)  is false. 
C)  is too complex. 
D)  is too simple.

Question 3

Fodor thinks that functionalism is a reductionist thesis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Property dualism is the view that

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A)  the mind has no mental properties. 
B)  mental properties are identical to physical properties. 
C)  mental properties are reducible to physical properties. 
D)  mental properties arise from, but are neither identical nor reducible to, physical properties. 
A)  the mind has no mental properties. 
B)  mental properties are identical to physical properties. 
C)  mental properties are reducible to physical properties. 
D)  mental properties arise from, but are neither identical nor reducible to, physical properties.

Question 5

The view that we consist of two distinct substances (body and mind) and that these two interact is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism. 
B)  identity theory. 
C)  substance dualism. 
D)  materialism. 
A)  functionalism. 
B)  identity theory. 
C)  substance dualism. 
D)  materialism.

Question 6

Block says that what makes the Chinese brain a counterexample to functionalism is that there is prima facie doubt whether it has any mental states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Smart thinks that the possibility of zombies shows that they actually exist or will exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Block's Chinese brain thought experiment is an example of a(n) _______ argument.

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A)  full qualia 
B)  inverted spectrum 
C)  absent qualia 
D)  absent spectrum 
A)  full qualia 
B)  inverted spectrum 
C)  absent qualia 
D)  absent spectrum

Question 9

What is the Chinese room thought experiment? What does it purport to show about strong AI?

Accepted Answer

The Chinese room thought experiment is a

Question 10

Chalmers' theory is compatible with all the results of contemporary science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Nagel, an organism has conscious mental states if and only if

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A)  it has human-like physical attributes. 
B)  there is something that it is like to be that organism. 
C)  the mental states are reducible to functional states. 
D)  the mental states play the right causal role. 
A)  it has human-like physical attributes. 
B)  there is something that it is like to be that organism. 
C)  the mental states are reducible to functional states. 
D)  the mental states play the right causal role.

Question 12

Some AI experts believe that in the future, intelligent robots may acquire moral and legal rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What reasons does Fodor give for preferring functionalism over competing theories? Why does Fodor prefer functionalism over the identity theory?

Accepted Answer

Fodor gives several reasons for preferri

Question 14

Substance dualism is said to violate the scientific principle of

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A)  dualistic action. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  action at a distance. 
D)  the causal closure of the physical. 
A)  dualistic action. 
B)  behaviorism. 
C)  action at a distance. 
D)  the causal closure of the physical.

Question 15

The contention that bodies and minds must be different things because bodies can be divided into parts but minds cannot is known as a _______ argument.

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A)  divisibility 
B)  unitary 
C)  conceivability 
D)  divisive 
A)  divisibility 
B)  unitary 
C)  conceivability 
D)  divisive

Question 16

Functionalism posits the existence of an immaterial substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

On Smart's view, there are sensations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Descartes says that the chief characteristic of physical things is that

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A)  they cannot be measured. 
B)  science can study them. 
C)  they do not have extension. 
D)  they have extension. 
A)  they cannot be measured. 
B)  science can study them. 
C)  they do not have extension. 
D)  they have extension.

Question 19

With Descartes's view, can we ever know that other minds exist? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

According to Descartes, we can never tru

Question 20

Descartes believes that consciousness must reside in the heart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Chalmers's zombie twin is identical to him

Block's Chinese brain argument is meant to show that functionalism

Fodor thinks that functionalism is a reductionist thesis.

Property dualism is the view that

The view that we consist of two distinct substances (body and mind) and that these two interact is known as

Block says that what makes the Chinese brain a counterexample to functionalism is that there is prima facie doubt whether it has any mental states.

Smart thinks that the possibility of zombies shows that they actually exist or will exist.

Block's Chinese brain thought experiment is an example of a(n) _______ argument.

What is the Chinese room thought experiment? What does it purport to show about strong AI?

Chalmers' theory is compatible with all the results of contemporary science.

According to Nagel, an organism has conscious mental states if and only if

Some AI experts believe that in the future, intelligent robots may acquire moral and legal rights.

What reasons does Fodor give for preferring functionalism over competing theories? Why does Fodor prefer functionalism over the identity theory?

Substance dualism is said to violate the scientific principle of

The contention that bodies and minds must be different things because bodies can be divided into parts but minds cannot is known as a _______ argument.

Functionalism posits the existence of an immaterial substance.

On Smart's view, there are sensations.

Descartes says that the chief characteristic of physical things is that

With Descartes's view, can we ever know that other minds exist? Why or why not?

Descartes believes that consciousness must reside in the heart.

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Chalmers's zombie twin is identical to him

Block's Chinese brain argument is meant to show that functionalism

Fodor thinks that functionalism is a reductionist thesis.

Property dualism is the view that

The view that we consist of two distinct substances (body and mind) and that these two interact is known as

Block says that what makes the Chinese brain a counterexample to functionalism is that there is prima facie doubt whether it has any mental states.

Smart thinks that the possibility of zombies shows that they actually exist or will exist.

Block's Chinese brain thought experiment is an example of a(n) _______ argument.

What is the Chinese room thought experiment? What does it purport to show about strong AI?

Chalmers' theory is compatible with all the results of contemporary science.

According to Nagel, an organism has conscious mental states if and only if

Some AI experts believe that in the future, intelligent robots may acquire moral and legal rights.

What reasons does Fodor give for preferring functionalism over competing theories? Why does Fodor prefer functionalism over the identity theory?

Substance dualism is said to violate the scientific principle of

The contention that bodies and minds must be different things because bodies can be divided into parts but minds cannot is known as a _______ argument.

Functionalism posits the existence of an immaterial substance.

On Smart's view, there are sensations.

Descartes says that the chief characteristic of physical things is that

With Descartes's view, can we ever know that other minds exist? Why or why not?

Descartes believes that consciousness must reside in the heart.

Philosophy and You

God and Religion

Morality and the Moral Life

Free Will and Determinism

Knowledge and Skepticism

Aesthetics

The Just Society

The Meaning of Life

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