Term 1 of 72
Why is qualitative consciousness a problem for physicalism?
Qualitatively nearly identical.
The mind, or mental properties, are somehow distinct from the body.
A. Anything that is made up of different material stuff than you and I could not possibly
have a mind.
We can know all the physical facts without knowing the facts about qualitative
consciousness.
- Cannot know all of the experiences that that being has but still have no knowledge what it
is like to be that being
- Bats and Colorblind Mary
Term 2 of 72
The problem of mind-body interaction for dualists
Substance dualism
Dualism faces problem of explaining mind-body interaction
- Your mind can cause your material body to do things and your material body can
cause changes in your mind
- drinking alcohol or smoking weed
Parallelism
Behaviorism, identity theory, functionalism
,Term 3 of 72
Parfit defends which of the following theses?
C. That God determines whether or not a person exists after some change.
A. In some cases, there is no correct answer to the question of whether a person exists after some
undergoing some change.
B. There is always a correct answer to the question of whether a person exists after undergoing
some change.
D. None of the above.
B. We can know all the physical facts without knowing the facts about qualitative
consciousness.
A. Anything that is made up of different material stuff than you and I could not possibly
have a mind.
A. In some cases, there is no correct answer to the question of whether a person exists after
some undergoing some change.
- False
2 things that are numerically identical are not qualitatively identical, you persist over
time, but you change over time
Term 4 of 72
To say that Spider man is identical with Peter Parker is to attribute what kind of identity to the two
individuals?
Numerical identity
Qualitative identity
Diachronic identity
Qualitative similarity
, Term 5 of 72
True or false: according to Locke, a living thing, like an oak tree or a human being can continue to
exist even if it loses or changes some of the underlying physical matter out of which it is made.
True
False
Term 6 of 72
True or false: if interactionism is correct, then some physical events do not have physical causes.
True
False
Definition 7 of 72
Having a mind=Being made of a certain kind of stuff
Being water=Being made up of nitrogen and oxygen in a particular way
Being a mind=Being made of neurons in a particular way
Anything that is made up of different material stuff than you and I could not possibly have a mind.
Functionalism
Identity Theory
Numerical Identity
Behaviorism
Term 8 of 72
True or false: If functionalism is correct, then zombies are possible.
True
False
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