Question 1

Which philosophical theory explicitly rejects Cartesian interactionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Materialism 
B)  Idealism 
C)  Epiphenomenalism 
D)  Occasionalism 
E)  Neutral Monism 
A)  Materialism 
B)  Idealism 
C)  Epiphenomenalism 
D)  Occasionalism 
E)  Neutral Monism

Question 2

The identity of the evening and the morning star is only contingent identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Contemporary philosophers rarely refer to the mind as a substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Descartes, the properties of physical objects include:

Accepted Answer

A)  intention. 
B)  extension. 
C)  rational order. 
D)  purpose. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  intention. 
B)  extension. 
C)  rational order. 
D)  purpose. 
E)  None of the above

Question 5

Descartes' motivations in developing the official dualist viewpoint did not include a desire to:

Accepted Answer

A)  found a new theory of the universe. 
B)  extend mathematics to the realm of the physical. 
C)  find a place in the material world for immaterial mind. 
D)  confirm Scholastic doctrine. 
E)  demonstrate the possibility of immortality. 
A)  found a new theory of the universe. 
B)  extend mathematics to the realm of the physical. 
C)  find a place in the material world for immaterial mind. 
D)  confirm Scholastic doctrine. 
E)  demonstrate the possibility of immortality.

Question 6

The problem of other minds is an epistemological problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would J. J.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lightning 
B)  Gravitational fields 
C)  Neutrons 
D)  Light 
E)  Smart considers all of the above to be matter. 
A)  Lightning 
B)  Gravitational fields 
C)  Neutrons 
D)  Light 
E)  Smart considers all of the above to be matter.

Question 8

Kant tries to resolve the conflict between free will and determinism by appealing to the difference between appearance and reality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The point of the example with the very large and very small dominoes is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  prove that invisible things exist. 
B)  challenge the consciousness objection. 
C)  show that our perception that we act freely doesn't prove that we in fact do so. 
D)  prove that we act freely. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  prove that invisible things exist. 
B)  challenge the consciousness objection. 
C)  show that our perception that we act freely doesn't prove that we in fact do so. 
D)  prove that we act freely. 
E)  None of the above

Question 10

Descartes attempted to articulate the teleological purposiveness of material nature.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The key problem for a materialist is how to explain the human mind and will in terms of physics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a form of the mind-body problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  How do minds and bodies causally interact? 
B)  What is the special relationship between my mind and my body? 
C)  How can minds know anything about bodies? 
D)  Do I exist as a thinking thing? 
E)  All of the above are forms of the mind-body problem. 
A)  How do minds and bodies causally interact? 
B)  What is the special relationship between my mind and my body? 
C)  How can minds know anything about bodies? 
D)  Do I exist as a thinking thing? 
E)  All of the above are forms of the mind-body problem.

Question 13

The mind-body problem poses a difficulty chiefly for

Accepted Answer

A)  materialists. 
B)  idealists. 
C)  dualists. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  Both B and C 
A)  materialists. 
B)  idealists. 
C)  dualists. 
D)  Both A and C 
E)  Both B and C

Question 14

It's central to Kant's resolution of the determinism/free will debate that:

Accepted Answer

A)  physics is an incomplete science. 
B)  causation is a scientific concept, not an ethical one. 
C)  physics tells us only about the world as it appears to us, not about how it is in independent reality. 
D)  we are causally determined in the realm of independent reality. 
E)  we are free from the standpoint of the realm of
Appearance. 
A)  physics is an incomplete science. 
B)  causation is a scientific concept, not an ethical one. 
C)  physics tells us only about the world as it appears to us, not about how it is in independent reality. 
D)  we are causally determined in the realm of independent reality. 
E)  we are free from the standpoint of the realm of
Appearance.

Question 15

The view the author calls the "everything-is-a-body" theory is:

Accepted Answer

A)  determinism. 
B)  universalism. 
C)  psycho-physical dualism. 
D)  materialism. 
E)  skepticism. 
A)  determinism. 
B)  universalism. 
C)  psycho-physical dualism. 
D)  materialism. 
E)  skepticism.

Question 16

What is a Digital Person?

Accepted Answer

A)  A computer technician who specializes in virtual world graphics 
B)  Anyone who has an avatar in Second Life 
C)  Someone who conducts business anonymously through an avatar 
D)  A computer program that simulates human behavior 
E)  A member of a political organization seeking to ban the Internet 
A)  A computer technician who specializes in virtual world graphics 
B)  Anyone who has an avatar in Second Life 
C)  Someone who conducts business anonymously through an avatar 
D)  A computer program that simulates human behavior 
E)  A member of a political organization seeking to ban the Internet

Question 17

Descartes believed that mind and body were separate substances, and not just conceptual distinct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Autonomous" comes from a Greek expression meaning "beyond the law."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the consciousness objection, we are not merely material beings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Hobbes believed there was no contradiction between saying i) that I did something freely, and ii) that I couldn't have chosen to do anything else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which philosophical theory explicitly rejects Cartesian interactionism?

The identity of the evening and the morning star is only contingent identity.

Contemporary philosophers rarely refer to the mind as a substance.

According to Descartes, the properties of physical objects include:

Descartes' motivations in developing the official dualist viewpoint did not include a desire to:

The problem of other minds is an epistemological problem.

Which of the following would J. J.

Kant tries to resolve the conflict between free will and determinism by appealing to the difference between appearance and reality.

The point of the example with the very large and very small dominoes is to:

Descartes attempted to articulate the teleological purposiveness of material nature.

The key problem for a materialist is how to explain the human mind and will in terms of physics.

Which of the following is not a form of the mind-body problem?

The mind-body problem poses a difficulty chiefly for

It's central to Kant's resolution of the determinism/free will debate that:

The view the author calls the "everything-is-a-body" theory is:

What is a Digital Person?

Descartes believed that mind and body were separate substances, and not just conceptual distinct.

"Autonomous" comes from a Greek expression meaning "beyond the law."

According to the consciousness objection, we are not merely material beings.

Hobbes believed there was no contradiction between saying i) that I did something freely, and ii) that I couldn't have chosen to do anything else.

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Exam 3: Metaphysics and Philosophy of Mind

Which philosophical theory explicitly rejects Cartesian interactionism?

The identity of the evening and the morning star is only contingent identity.

Contemporary philosophers rarely refer to the mind as a substance.

According to Descartes, the properties of physical objects include:

Descartes' motivations in developing the official dualist viewpoint did not include a desire to:

The problem of other minds is an epistemological problem.

Which of the following would J. J.

Kant tries to resolve the conflict between free will and determinism by appealing to the difference between appearance and reality.

The point of the example with the very large and very small dominoes is to:

Descartes attempted to articulate the teleological purposiveness of material nature.

The key problem for a materialist is how to explain the human mind and will in terms of physics.

Which of the following is not a form of the mind-body problem?

The mind-body problem poses a difficulty chiefly for

It's central to Kant's resolution of the determinism/free will debate that:

The view the author calls the "everything-is-a-body" theory is:

What is a Digital Person?

Descartes believed that mind and body were separate substances, and not just conceptual distinct.

"Autonomous" comes from a Greek expression meaning "beyond the law."

According to the consciousness objection, we are not merely material beings.

Hobbes believed there was no contradiction between saying i) that I did something freely, and ii) that I couldn't have chosen to do anything else.

What Is Philosophy

Theory of Knowledge

Philosophy of Science

Ethical Theory

Social and Political Philosophy

Philosophy of Art

Philosophy of Religion

Filters