Question 1

The case of Julia North raises a problem with which of the following views?

Accepted Answer

A)  Locke's memory view 
B)  Weirob's body view 
C)  Miller's soul view 
D)  Cohen's memory view (Locke's view with a causal requirement) 
A)  Locke's memory view 
B)  Weirob's body view 
C)  Miller's soul view 
D)  Cohen's memory view (Locke's view with a causal requirement)

Question 2

Why is it relevant to Churchland that neuroscience is a relatively new field?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because this suggests it is not a reliable source of information about philosophy 
B)  Because this suggests it is a promising field, which will continue to develop 
C)  Because this suggests that it will likely not develop, and so it isn't a good source of knowledge 
D)  Because it suggests that chemistry is a better field for philosophers to focus on 
A)  Because this suggests it is not a reliable source of information about philosophy 
B)  Because this suggests it is a promising field, which will continue to develop 
C)  Because this suggests that it will likely not develop, and so it isn't a good source of knowledge 
D)  Because it suggests that chemistry is a better field for philosophers to focus on

Question 3

Why does Armstrong ultimately reject behaviorism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is necessarily incompatible with a physicalist account of the mind 
B)  It cannot account for the phenomenon of thinking 
C)  It posits a "ghost in the machine" 
D)  It cannot account for our third-personal experience of behavior 
A)  It is necessarily incompatible with a physicalist account of the mind 
B)  It cannot account for the phenomenon of thinking 
C)  It posits a "ghost in the machine" 
D)  It cannot account for our third-personal experience of behavior

Question 4

What do fusion cases show, according to Parfit?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survival is a matter of personal identity. 
B)  Survival can be a question of degree. 
C)  Division cases have an answer. 
D)  Survival is an all or nothing phenomenon. 
A)  Survival is a matter of personal identity. 
B)  Survival can be a question of degree. 
C)  Division cases have an answer. 
D)  Survival is an all or nothing phenomenon.

Question 5

What happens to Dennett in the radioactive hole?

Accepted Answer

A)  He realizes that he is where his body is 
B)  His brain disconnects from his body 
C)  He realizes that he has become a new person 
D)  None of the above 
A)  He realizes that he is where his body is 
B)  His brain disconnects from his body 
C)  He realizes that he has become a new person 
D)  None of the above

The case of Julia North raises a problem with which of the following views?

Why is it relevant to Churchland that neuroscience is a relatively new field?

Why does Armstrong ultimately reject behaviorism?

What do fusion cases show, according to Parfit?

What happens to Dennett in the radioactive hole?

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Exam 4: Minds, Bodies, and Persons

The case of Julia North raises a problem with which of the following views?

Why is it relevant to Churchland that neuroscience is a relatively new field?

Why does Armstrong ultimately reject behaviorism?

What do fusion cases show, according to Parfit?

What happens to Dennett in the radioactive hole?

Philosophy

God and Evil

Knowledge and Reality

Ethics and Society

Existential Issues

Filters