Question 1

Turing holds that . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  A computer will never be able to regularly win the imitation game 
B)  Eventually, there will be no difference between a machine and a human 
C)  Eventually, there will be computers that regularly win the imitation game 
D)  At best, computers will be able to win the imitation game half the time 
A)  A computer will never be able to regularly win the imitation game 
B)  Eventually, there will be no difference between a machine and a human 
C)  Eventually, there will be computers that regularly win the imitation game 
D)  At best, computers will be able to win the imitation game half the time

Question 2

According to Wenzel, "doing without doing" means

Accepted Answer

A)  refraining from doing anything. 
B)  remaining a bystander in any given situation. 
C)  relinquishing one's freedom. 
D)  succeeding without conscious intending. 
A)  refraining from doing anything. 
B)  remaining a bystander in any given situation. 
C)  relinquishing one's freedom. 
D)  succeeding without conscious intending.

Question 3

Eliminative materialism aims to justify the traditional ontology in a new way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How does Jaworska disagree with Ronald Dworkin about critical interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they are tied up with our conception of our whole life 
B)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks that they are the same as experiential interests 
C)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they aren't tied up with our conception of our whole life 
D)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they are less important than experiential interests 
A)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they are tied up with our conception of our whole life 
B)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks that they are the same as experiential interests 
C)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they aren't tied up with our conception of our whole life 
D)  Unlike Dworkin, she thinks they are less important than experiential interests

Question 5

For Frankfurt, coercion is a clear example in which the principle of alternate possibilities kicks in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the key idea of the Humean model of practical reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reason is a source of motivation, but a different one from Passions. 
B)  Reason ranks different states of affairs, judging their value. 
C)  Reason just is Passion. 
D)  Reason is a faculty of determining what is true or false, and has no motivational force. 
A)  Reason is a source of motivation, but a different one from Passions. 
B)  Reason ranks different states of affairs, judging their value. 
C)  Reason just is Passion. 
D)  Reason is a faculty of determining what is true or false, and has no motivational force.

Question 7

Which of the following best describes Robert Schank's program?

Accepted Answer

A)  A robot, designed to perceive with a video camera 
B)  A program with the aim of simulating the human ability to understand stories 
C)  A program with the aim of simulating the human ability to understand Chinese 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A robot, designed to perceive with a video camera 
B)  A program with the aim of simulating the human ability to understand stories 
C)  A program with the aim of simulating the human ability to understand Chinese 
D)  None of the above

Question 8

Churchland from the identity theory dubious. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  It cannot coherently be asserted 
B)  It has be disproven by science 
C)  It seems unlikely that there is a one-to-one matchup between folk psychology and neuroscience 
D)  Churchland doesn't take the identity theory to be dubious 
A)  It cannot coherently be asserted 
B)  It has be disproven by science 
C)  It seems unlikely that there is a one-to-one matchup between folk psychology and neuroscience 
D)  Churchland doesn't take the identity theory to be dubious

Question 9

By "mental state," Armstrong means a state of a person apt for producing certain ranges of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

For Hume, if people have been arguing about some problem for an incredibly long time, then . . .

Accepted Answer

A)  There must be nothing left to say about it 
B)  We can assume there is some ambiguity in the words they're using 
C)  There is likely universal agreement regarding it 
D)  The problem must be without an answer 
A)  There must be nothing left to say about it 
B)  We can assume there is some ambiguity in the words they're using 
C)  There is likely universal agreement regarding it 
D)  The problem must be without an answer

Question 11

Which of the following best describes Locke's theory of personal identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  We are one enduring self, because time passes 
B)  There is no self 
C)  The self is a harmful illusion 
D)  Past selves are the people whose experiences we remember first-personally 
A)  We are one enduring self, because time passes 
B)  There is no self 
C)  The self is a harmful illusion 
D)  Past selves are the people whose experiences we remember first-personally

Question 12

Miller uses Kafka's Metamorphosis to raise worries about the view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following isn't a way one might fill in how Black removes Jones's ability to do otherwise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Black might pronounce a terrible threat, forcing Jones4 to perform the action 
B)  Black might give Jones4 a potion that creates an irresistible inner compulsion 
C)  Black might manipulate Jones4's brain, determining his choice 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Black might pronounce a terrible threat, forcing Jones4 to perform the action 
B)  Black might give Jones4 a potion that creates an irresistible inner compulsion 
C)  Black might manipulate Jones4's brain, determining his choice 
D)  None of the above

Question 14

What are critical interests, according to Ronald Dworkin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interests that are tied to experiencing certain things 
B)  Interests in having what we consider good in our lives and avoiding what we consider bad 
C)  Interests in engaging with other people 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Interests that are tied to experiencing certain things 
B)  Interests in having what we consider good in our lives and avoiding what we consider bad 
C)  Interests in engaging with other people 
D)  All of the above

Question 15

What does Frankfurt mean by the "will"?

Accepted Answer

A)  An effective desire 
B)  The desire to do something 
C)  The intention to do something 
D)  None of the above 
A)  An effective desire 
B)  The desire to do something 
C)  The intention to do something 
D)  None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is clearly a case in which coercion occurs but Jones is responsible?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jones is threatened and is stampeded by the threat 
B)  Jones is threatened but it exerts no effective force on him 
C)  Jones is threatened, is impressed by the threat, but nevertheless performs the action willingly 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Jones is threatened and is stampeded by the threat 
B)  Jones is threatened but it exerts no effective force on him 
C)  Jones is threatened, is impressed by the threat, but nevertheless performs the action willingly 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

If we accept the indeterministic view of action, according to Chisholm, what problem arises?

Accepted Answer

A)  God cannot be the prime mover 
B)  No one-nothing-is responsible for any actions 
C)  Everyone is responsible for their actions 
D)  None of the above 
A)  God cannot be the prime mover 
B)  No one-nothing-is responsible for any actions 
C)  Everyone is responsible for their actions 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

What scientific doctrine does Armstrong think should be taken into consideration by philosophers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evolution 
B)  Humans are nothing but physico-chemical mechanisms 
C)  The scientific method 
D)  Behaviorism 
A)  Evolution 
B)  Humans are nothing but physico-chemical mechanisms 
C)  The scientific method 
D)  Behaviorism

Question 19

According to Churchland, why can't empirical evidence ever completely force dualists to give up their position?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because empirical evidence will never be convincing enough 
B)  Because dualists arrive at their position through religious faith 
C)  Because it is always logically consistent for a dualist to insist on their position 
D)  Because epiphenomenalism is true 
A)  Because empirical evidence will never be convincing enough 
B)  Because dualists arrive at their position through religious faith 
C)  Because it is always logically consistent for a dualist to insist on their position 
D)  Because epiphenomenalism is true

Question 20

Neurophilosophy uses scientific discoveries to answer traditional philosophical questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Turing holds that . . .

According to Wenzel, "doing without doing" means

Eliminative materialism aims to justify the traditional ontology in a new way.

How does Jaworska disagree with Ronald Dworkin about critical interests?

For Frankfurt, coercion is a clear example in which the principle of alternate possibilities kicks in.

Which of the following best describes the key idea of the Humean model of practical reasoning?

Which of the following best describes Robert Schank's program?

Churchland from the identity theory dubious. Why?

By "mental state," Armstrong means a state of a person apt for producing certain ranges of behavior.

For Hume, if people have been arguing about some problem for an incredibly long time, then . . .

Which of the following best describes Locke's theory of personal identity?

Miller uses Kafka's Metamorphosis to raise worries about the view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time.

Which of the following isn't a way one might fill in how Black removes Jones's ability to do otherwise?

What are critical interests, according to Ronald Dworkin?

What does Frankfurt mean by the "will"?

Which of the following is clearly a case in which coercion occurs but Jones is responsible?

If we accept the indeterministic view of action, according to Chisholm, what problem arises?

What scientific doctrine does Armstrong think should be taken into consideration by philosophers?

According to Churchland, why can't empirical evidence ever completely force dualists to give up their position?

Neurophilosophy uses scientific discoveries to answer traditional philosophical questions.

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Turing holds that . . .

According to Wenzel, "doing without doing" means

Eliminative materialism aims to justify the traditional ontology in a new way.

How does Jaworska disagree with Ronald Dworkin about critical interests?

For Frankfurt, coercion is a clear example in which the principle of alternate possibilities kicks in.

Which of the following best describes the key idea of the Humean model of practical reasoning?

Which of the following best describes Robert Schank's program?

Churchland from the identity theory dubious. Why?

By "mental state," Armstrong means a state of a person apt for producing certain ranges of behavior.

For Hume, if people have been arguing about some problem for an incredibly long time, then . . .

Which of the following best describes Locke's theory of personal identity?

Miller uses Kafka's Metamorphosis to raise worries about the view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time.

Which of the following isn't a way one might fill in how Black removes Jones's ability to do otherwise?

What are critical interests, according to Ronald Dworkin?

What does Frankfurt mean by the "will"?

Which of the following is clearly a case in which coercion occurs but Jones is responsible?

If we accept the indeterministic view of action, according to Chisholm, what problem arises?

What scientific doctrine does Armstrong think should be taken into consideration by philosophers?

According to Churchland, why can't empirical evidence ever completely force dualists to give up their position?

Neurophilosophy uses scientific discoveries to answer traditional philosophical questions.

Philosophy

God and Evil

Knowledge and Reality

Ethics and Society

Existential Issues

Filters