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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Mind-Body Problem
The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Mind as Quality

Essay Quiz



1

What does it mean to say that intentionality is a primitive property?
2

Explain the concept of downward causation and why it implies that human behavior cannot be explained in purely materialist terms.
3

How does contemporary property dualism differ from substance dualism?
4

How does the existence of downward causation help solve the problem of free will?
5

Why does Searle's view of mental and physical properties seem to be a form of epiphenomenalism?