Exam 2: The Search for Ultimate Reality

What does Jean-Paul Sartre mean when he says "existence precedes essence"? Using his notions of "facticity" and "transcendence," explain why he thinks you are not determined even by facts over which you had no control (such as your gender).

What is the Turing Test? What does it try to accomplish?

Identity theory claims that the mind is identical to a nonphysical substance that is separate from the brain.

According to agency theory,the two kinds of causes are

The functionalist denies that mental states can function as the causes of behavior.

Which of the following statements would a functionalist affirm?

John Searle's Chinese room argument attempted to refute physicalism.

Some determinists believe that it is God who determines all events.

According to the compatibilist,we cannot be morally responsible for actions which are determined.

According to agency theory,event-causation describes events that are determined.

According to David Chalmers,consciousness

The position that claims that the terms "beliefs," "thoughts," and "desires" refer to nothing at all is called

The two kinds of monism are

The text referred to the type of freedom we have when our actions are not limited by external forces or obstacles as

The position of functionalism is incompatible with the strong artificial intelligence position.

The hard determinists are claiming that only their behavior is determined,but they are making no claims about your behavior.

Jean-Paul Sartre refers to those events in our past that we cannot change as our

John Searle's Chinese room argument attempts to show that

According to Sartre,"transcendence" refers to the fact that our lives are defined by the possibilities we face and the choices we make.

Benedict Spinoza is an example of which of the following positions?