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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Mind-Body Problem
You Are What You Eat: Mind as Body

Essay Quiz



1

Explain the implications of Searle's brain replacement thought experiment.
2

What does the perfect pretender thought experiment show about behavioral dispositions?
3

Explain why the existence of alien minds would suggest that the identity theory is incorrect.
4

Explain the significance of the fact that brain states are knowable by empirical investigation but mental states are not.
5

What does Lewis's pained Martian thought experiment shows about the identity theory?








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