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Suppose that it is conceivable for a person to exist and not have a body. Does this prove that the mind is separate from the body? Why or why not? |
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Explain why the problem of other minds is a problem for Cartesian Dualism. |
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Suppose that Duncan McDougall is correct that people lose ¾ to 1 ½ ounces at the moment of death. Would this lend credibility to the theory of Cartesian Dualism? Why or why not? |
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Suppose that, as Descartes claimed, the mind is indivisible. Would that lend credibility to the theory of Cartesian Dualism? Why or why not? |
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Is Cartesian Dualism consistent with modern science? Why or why not? |
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Explain the implications of Searle's brain replacement thought experiment. |
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What does the perfect pretender thought experiment show about behavioral dispositions? |
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Explain how Nagel's bat thought experiment attempts to undermine identity theory. |
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Explain the significance of the fact that brain states are knowable by empirical investigation but mental states are not. |
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What does Lewis's pained Martian thought experiment show about the identity theory? |
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Explain the absent qualia objection. |
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Explain the inverted spectrum problem. |
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What does Searle's Chinese room thought experiment show? |
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Explain why intentionality creates a problem for functionalism. |
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Is being in a certain functional state a necessary or sufficient condition for being in a certain mental state? Why or why not? |
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What does Searle's thought experiment about Chevrolet station wagons show? |
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What is the point of Jackson's thought experiment about the color-challenged scientist? |
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Is it possible to provide a complete account of the world in purely physical terms? Why or why not? |
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Is folk psychology an inadequate psychological theory? Why or why not? |
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Is eliminative materialism a good theory of mind? Why or why not? |
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What does it mean to say that intentionality is a primitive property? |
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Explain the concept of downward causation and why it implies that human behavior cannot be explained in purely materialist terms. |
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How does contemporary property dualism differ from substance dualism? |
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How does the existence of downward causation help solve the problem of free will? |
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Why does Searle's view of mental and physical properties seem to be a form of epiphenomenalism? |
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