Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes the worry some philosophers have raised for compatibilism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kleptomaniacs are determined but don't seem free 
B)  If determinism is true, one's second-order volitions can no longer be identified with one 
C)  There is no principled reason a determined person is free but a compulsive person isn't 
D)  It just doesn't seem intuitive 
A)  Kleptomaniacs are determined but don't seem free 
B)  If determinism is true, one's second-order volitions can no longer be identified with one 
C)  There is no principled reason a determined person is free but a compulsive person isn't 
D)  It just doesn't seem intuitive

Question 2

Why, according to Searle, is the "brain simulator reply" an odd reply to Searle's thought experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because for Strong AI, we don't have to know how the brain works to know how the mind works 
B)  Because once a brain is simulated, we no longer have a machine; we have a person 
C)  Because it actually supports Weak AI 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Because for Strong AI, we don't have to know how the brain works to know how the mind works 
B)  Because once a brain is simulated, we no longer have a machine; we have a person 
C)  Because it actually supports Weak AI 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

What does Dennett find out upon being connected to a new body?

Accepted Answer

A)  He finds out that his old body has perished 
B)  He finds out that he can switch between a duplicate brain and his original brain 
C)  He finds out that the scientists have created a duplicate brain that he's connected to 
D)  All of the above 
A)  He finds out that his old body has perished 
B)  He finds out that he can switch between a duplicate brain and his original brain 
C)  He finds out that the scientists have created a duplicate brain that he's connected to 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

According to Frankfurt, his revised principle of alternate possibilities still might conflict with the view that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Dennett, the content of one's point of view isn't the same as the content of one's beliefs or thoughts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Parfit, an accurate quasi-memory must . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Belong to the person who has it 
B)  Have completely unique content 
C)  Match the person's self-conception 
D)  Be causally connected, in the right way, to the experience it is a memory of 
A)  Belong to the person who has it 
B)  Have completely unique content 
C)  Match the person's self-conception 
D)  Be causally connected, in the right way, to the experience it is a memory of

Question 7

Which of the following is a worry that Turing considers for the imitation game?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machines and computers don't look like humans 
B)  It relies on normal words, which can be misleading 
C)  The odds are weighted too heavily against the computer 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Machines and computers don't look like humans 
B)  It relies on normal words, which can be misleading 
C)  The odds are weighted too heavily against the computer 
D)  All of the above

Question 8

Which of the following isn't a possible result of Wiggins' division case?

Accepted Answer

A)  I do not survive 
B)  I survive as one of the two people 
C)  I survive as both people 
D)  None of the above 
A)  I do not survive 
B)  I survive as one of the two people 
C)  I survive as both people 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Weirob considers the possibility of brain rejuvenation to raise worries about which view?

Accepted Answer

A)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one's memories 
B)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time 
C)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same soul over time 
D)  None of the above 
A)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one's memories 
B)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time 
C)  The view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same soul over time 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following best characterizes the "evaluational system"?

Accepted Answer

A)  One's viewpoint, from which one can at any moment become completely dissociated 
B)  One's practical standpoint, which yields judgments about what is overall best to do 
C)  One's set of factual beliefs that help one determine what would be most satisfying 
D)  The set of considerations that move one to action 
A)  One's viewpoint, from which one can at any moment become completely dissociated 
B)  One's practical standpoint, which yields judgments about what is overall best to do 
C)  One's set of factual beliefs that help one determine what would be most satisfying 
D)  The set of considerations that move one to action

Question 11

A belief causing an action is an example of a _______ cause, for Chisholm.

Accepted Answer

A)  immanent 
B)  transparent 
C)  internal 
D)  external 
A)  immanent 
B)  transparent 
C)  internal 
D)  external

Question 12

What revised version of the principle of alternate possibilities does Frankfurt consider and reject?

Accepted Answer

A)  One is only morally responsible if one could have done otherwise 
B)  One isn't responsible for what one's done if one did it only because one couldn't have done otherwise 
C)  One is only morally responsible if one did what one did because one couldn't have done otherwise 
D)  None of the above 
A)  One is only morally responsible if one could have done otherwise 
B)  One isn't responsible for what one's done if one did it only because one couldn't have done otherwise 
C)  One is only morally responsible if one did what one did because one couldn't have done otherwise 
D)  None of the above

Question 13

Dennett holds that the acquisition of a new body leaves one's person intact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Physicalists hold that complete physical knowledge is _______ knowledge simplified.

Accepted Answer

A)  incomplete 
B)  complete 
C)  true 
D)  false 
A)  incomplete 
B)  complete 
C)  true 
D)  false

Question 15

Physicalists and materialists offer accounts of the nature of mind that are . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  Incompatible with behaviorism 
B)  Incompatible with the view that we are simply physico-chemical mechanisms 
C)  Compatible with behaviorism 
D)  Compatible with the view that we are simply physico-chemical mechanisms 
A)  Incompatible with behaviorism 
B)  Incompatible with the view that we are simply physico-chemical mechanisms 
C)  Compatible with behaviorism 
D)  Compatible with the view that we are simply physico-chemical mechanisms

Question 16

Weirob denies that personal identity is a matter of one having appropriately caused memories of earlier person-stages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How does Hume respond to the objection that God must be responsible for all evil?

Accepted Answer

A)  God is only responsible if there aren't persons who are responsible 
B)  This is incoherent - God is all good and can't be responsible for evil 
C)  There is no clear answer to this problem 
D)  None of the above 
A)  God is only responsible if there aren't persons who are responsible 
B)  This is incoherent - God is all good and can't be responsible for evil 
C)  There is no clear answer to this problem 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Chalmers and Nagel are famous proponents of dualism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

For Jackson, the knowledge argument is a valid argument from demonstrable premises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Hume, we have the idea of necessity because we can directly observe necessary forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following best characterizes the worry some philosophers have raised for compatibilism?

Why, according to Searle, is the "brain simulator reply" an odd reply to Searle's thought experiment?

What does Dennett find out upon being connected to a new body?

According to Frankfurt, his revised principle of alternate possibilities still might conflict with the view that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism.

According to Dennett, the content of one's point of view isn't the same as the content of one's beliefs or thoughts.

According to Parfit, an accurate quasi-memory must . . .

Which of the following is a worry that Turing considers for the imitation game?

Which of the following isn't a possible result of Wiggins' division case?

Weirob considers the possibility of brain rejuvenation to raise worries about which view?

Which of the following best characterizes the "evaluational system"?

A belief causing an action is an example of a _______ cause, for Chisholm.

What revised version of the principle of alternate possibilities does Frankfurt consider and reject?

Dennett holds that the acquisition of a new body leaves one's person intact.

Physicalists hold that complete physical knowledge is _______ knowledge simplified.

Physicalists and materialists offer accounts of the nature of mind that are . . .

Weirob denies that personal identity is a matter of one having appropriately caused memories of earlier person-stages.

How does Hume respond to the objection that God must be responsible for all evil?

Chalmers and Nagel are famous proponents of dualism.

For Jackson, the knowledge argument is a valid argument from demonstrable premises.

According to Hume, we have the idea of necessity because we can directly observe necessary forces.

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Exam 4: Minds, Bodies, and Persons

Which of the following best characterizes the worry some philosophers have raised for compatibilism?

Why, according to Searle, is the "brain simulator reply" an odd reply to Searle's thought experiment?

What does Dennett find out upon being connected to a new body?

According to Frankfurt, his revised principle of alternate possibilities still might conflict with the view that moral responsibility is compatible with determinism.

According to Dennett, the content of one's point of view isn't the same as the content of one's beliefs or thoughts.

According to Parfit, an accurate quasi-memory must . . .

Which of the following is a worry that Turing considers for the imitation game?

Which of the following isn't a possible result of Wiggins' division case?

Weirob considers the possibility of brain rejuvenation to raise worries about which view?

Which of the following best characterizes the "evaluational system"?

A belief causing an action is an example of a _______ cause, for Chisholm.

What revised version of the principle of alternate possibilities does Frankfurt consider and reject?

Dennett holds that the acquisition of a new body leaves one's person intact.

Physicalists hold that complete physical knowledge is _______ knowledge simplified.

Physicalists and materialists offer accounts of the nature of mind that are . . .

Weirob denies that personal identity is a matter of one having appropriately caused memories of earlier person-stages.

How does Hume respond to the objection that God must be responsible for all evil?

Chalmers and Nagel are famous proponents of dualism.

For Jackson, the knowledge argument is a valid argument from demonstrable premises.

According to Hume, we have the idea of necessity because we can directly observe necessary forces.

Philosophy

God and Evil

Knowledge and Reality

Ethics and Society

Existential Issues

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