Exam 6: Self

Functionalists argue that mental states are functions that

According to Aristophanes,love has it is origins in the desire for completion and the search for the other half of oneself.

Leibniz argued that mental events and physical events do not really interact,but in fact,stand in a "pre-established harmony" with one another.

What is the argument from analogy for other minds?

For a behaviorist,if being in love is a mental state it would have to be

A person's self-identity consists in

It can be argued that we recognize thoughts only because

Bill cuts himself and feeling pain,cries out "Ouch."Bill's experience seems to have both physical and mental dimensions-how can this be possible? Write an essay discussing Bill's experience in light of the various attempts to understand and resolve the mind-body problem. Focus on explaining the problem,and then present six solutions to it: Descartes,Leibniz,Spinoza,Behaviorism,Identity Theory and Functionalism. What are the pros and cons of each of these theories-does any one theory seem stronger than the others? Why? Do the theories make any common assumptions about the nature of the mind and body? Is there an alternative way of conceiving of these realities that is invulnerable to the mind-body problem?

According to Sartre,bad faith (mauvaise foi)is our betrayal of our true,core selves.

In Spinoza's dual aspect theory,the mind and the body are

Emotions are not simply feelings but also require some reference to the situation and the person's engagement in it.

If Sartre's existential account of the self is true,then the self is an unfinished process until the end of our lives.

Philosophers who defend a holistic conception of self reject reducing questions of the mind and body to questions about the brain.

Briefly explain why,according to Thomas Nagel,it's so difficult to understand what it's like to be a bat.

An objection to the idea of cultivating our self through our passions or emotions is that

The sense of shared identity we feel on a team is a good example of the "us versus them" approach to understanding relationships.

Mill's argument from analogy begins with the fact that

Develop a fictional dialogue in which two characters argue over whether the self is an individual or social reality. The two characters should construct arguments and offer criticisms of one another's arguments. They can agree to disagree,or find some areas of agreement. The dialogue should address various conceptions of the self and self-identity,including: self-identity; how the self relates to body; the self as consciousness and memory; the self as emotion; the self as social; and the self in relationships.

John Stuart Mill's argument from analogy begins by assuming that other person's have minds,like yours.

What is Adam Smith's "invisible hand"?