Question 1

Hume believes that human actions have the same causal regularity that the movement of the planets does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If the consciousness objection is sound:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hobbes was correct. 
B)  idealism is false. 
C)  dualism is false. 
D)  materialism is false. 
E)  all of our actions are causally determined. 
A)  Hobbes was correct. 
B)  idealism is false. 
C)  dualism is false. 
D)  materialism is false. 
E)  all of our actions are causally determined.

Question 3

Which of the following is a materialist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kant 
B)  Leibniz 
C)  Berkeley 
D)  Descartes 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Kant 
B)  Leibniz 
C)  Berkeley 
D)  Descartes 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

A philosopher who believes in the existence of physical matter:

Accepted Answer

A)  might be an idealist. 
B)  must be a materialist. 
C)  might be either a dualist or a materialist. 
D)  must be a dualist. 
E)  can't be a dualist. 
A)  might be an idealist. 
B)  must be a materialist. 
C)  might be either a dualist or a materialist. 
D)  must be a dualist. 
E)  can't be a dualist.

Question 5

According to Descartes, bodies are:

Accepted Answer

A)  complex. 
B)  extended. 
C)  composite. 
D)  unconscious. 
E)  All of the above 
A)  complex. 
B)  extended. 
C)  composite. 
D)  unconscious. 
E)  All of the above

Question 6

According to our author, the mental is inextricably tied to the physical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Philosophers don't argue so much about whether particular things exist, but about what sorts of things exist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of Norman Malcolm's objections to Smart's materialism is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there's no such thing as a "brain state." 
B)  materialism seems to deny the existence of God. 
C)  there are no psycho-physical laws. 
D)  Smart's definition of matter is too inclusive. 
E)  brain phenomena have spatial locations, but emotions don't. 
A)  there's no such thing as a "brain state." 
B)  materialism seems to deny the existence of God. 
C)  there are no psycho-physical laws. 
D)  Smart's definition of matter is too inclusive. 
E)  brain phenomena have spatial locations, but emotions don't.

Question 9

According to the traditional theory of substance, minds can only interact with other minds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Smart, all psychological laws and properties are reducible to physical laws and properties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Kant says physical causation does not take place within the realm of appearance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who argued that our everyday human activity presupposed that our actions were causally determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kant 
B)  Hume 
C)  Hobbes 
D)  Leibniz 
E)  The Greek atomists 
A)  Kant 
B)  Hume 
C)  Hobbes 
D)  Leibniz 
E)  The Greek atomists

Question 13

What philosophers call "metaphysics" is the same area of study that Aristotle called "first philosophy."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Leviathan, Hobbes claimed:

Accepted Answer

A)  none of our motions are voluntary. 
B)  all of our motions are voluntary. 
C)  our "vital" motions are involuntary, but our "animal" motions are voluntary. 
D)  our "animal" motions are involuntary, but our "vital" motions are voluntary. 
E)  voluntary motions can be performed without an act of will. 
A)  none of our motions are voluntary. 
B)  all of our motions are voluntary. 
C)  our "vital" motions are involuntary, but our "animal" motions are voluntary. 
D)  our "animal" motions are involuntary, but our "vital" motions are voluntary. 
E)  voluntary motions can be performed without an act of will.

Question 15

Which of the following were materialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Descartes 
B)  Hobbes 
C)  The Greek atomists 
D)  Kant 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  Descartes 
B)  Hobbes 
C)  The Greek atomists 
D)  Kant 
E)  Both B and C

Question 16

Avatars can contract virtually fatal diseases and virtually die. .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Gilbert Ryle derived his dualistic view from Descartes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Smart's central claim is that states of consciousness are identical with states of the brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Hobbes argues that human beings must be something more than just complicated machines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Hobbes, when I say someone has acted freely I'm:

Accepted Answer

A)  necessarily mistaken. 
B)  saying that his action wasn't physically caused. 
C)  saying that no outside force prevented him from doing what he decided to do. 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  None of the above 
A)  necessarily mistaken. 
B)  saying that his action wasn't physically caused. 
C)  saying that no outside force prevented him from doing what he decided to do. 
D)  Both B and C 
E)  None of the above

Hume believes that human actions have the same causal regularity that the movement of the planets does.

If the consciousness objection is sound:

Which of the following is a materialist?

A philosopher who believes in the existence of physical matter:

According to Descartes, bodies are:

According to our author, the mental is inextricably tied to the physical.

Philosophers don't argue so much about whether particular things exist, but about what sorts of things exist.

One of Norman Malcolm's objections to Smart's materialism is that:

According to the traditional theory of substance, minds can only interact with other minds.

According to Smart, all psychological laws and properties are reducible to physical laws and properties.

Kant says physical causation does not take place within the realm of appearance.

Who argued that our everyday human activity presupposed that our actions were causally determined?

What philosophers call "metaphysics" is the same area of study that Aristotle called "first philosophy."

In Leviathan, Hobbes claimed:

Which of the following were materialists?

Avatars can contract virtually fatal diseases and virtually die. .

Gilbert Ryle derived his dualistic view from Descartes.

Smart's central claim is that states of consciousness are identical with states of the brain.

Hobbes argues that human beings must be something more than just complicated machines.

According to Hobbes, when I say someone has acted freely I'm:

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Exam 3: Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Hume believes that human actions have the same causal regularity that the movement of the planets does.

If the consciousness objection is sound:

Which of the following is a materialist?

A philosopher who believes in the existence of physical matter:

According to Descartes, bodies are:

According to our author, the mental is inextricably tied to the physical.

Philosophers don't argue so much about whether particular things exist, but about what sorts of things exist.

One of Norman Malcolm's objections to Smart's materialism is that:

According to the traditional theory of substance, minds can only interact with other minds.

According to Smart, all psychological laws and properties are reducible to physical laws and properties.

Kant says physical causation does not take place within the realm of appearance.

Who argued that our everyday human activity presupposed that our actions were causally determined?

What philosophers call "metaphysics" is the same area of study that Aristotle called "first philosophy."

In Leviathan, Hobbes claimed:

Which of the following were materialists?

Avatars can contract virtually fatal diseases and virtually die. .

Gilbert Ryle derived his dualistic view from Descartes.

Smart's central claim is that states of consciousness are identical with states of the brain.

Hobbes argues that human beings must be something more than just complicated machines.

According to Hobbes, when I say someone has acted freely I'm:

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters