PHIL 101 quiz 3 Question s an d
an sw er s w ith accur ate
r ation ales(PASSED)
In the first lecture on philosophy of mind, mental states were defined in terms of
three key characteristics. What are they? - answer 1. state of consciousness
2. characterized by felt qualities
3. visible only to me 'from the inside'
At the same time, we listed three key characteristics of the physical states of
organisms. What are those? - answer 1. biological states
2. characterized by physical felts
3. visible to any outside
What does the term "substance" in "substance dualism" stand for? - answer
independently existing things, currently connected
What is the mind, according to substance dualism? How does it (or doesn't it)
relate to the body? - answer -the mind is the subject of consciousness
-the mind is a thing or entity separate and distinct from the body
According to Descartes, (a.) I could not conceivably be mistaken in believing that
my own mind
, exists. Why is that supposed to be? - answer It would be possible for my mind to
exists in a world where no physical things actually exist
According to Descartes, (b.) I could conceivably be mistaken in believing that
physical things
exist. Why is that supposed to be? - answer if it is so much as possible for my mind
to exist while no physical things exists then my mind is not anything physical and
doesnt depend for its existence on anything physical
Descartes thinks that (a.) and (b.), above, together show that the mind is not
physical and does
not depend on anything physical. Why does he draw that conclusion from those
prior insights? - answer My mind is not anything physical and does not depend for
its existence on anything physical
What is Descartes's answer to the question "How the soul and the body act on
one another"? - answer "The part of the body in which the soul exercises its
function immediately is in nowise the heart, nor the whole of the brain, but
merely the most inward of all its parts, to wit, a certain very small gland which its
situated in the middle of its substance. This gland, the seat of the mind, is the
pineal gland.
What is the basic standard criticism of Descartes's 'conceivability argument'? -
answer the conceivability argument fails to prove substance dualism
(fails to prove that the mind can exist without the body)
an sw er s w ith accur ate
r ation ales(PASSED)
In the first lecture on philosophy of mind, mental states were defined in terms of
three key characteristics. What are they? - answer 1. state of consciousness
2. characterized by felt qualities
3. visible only to me 'from the inside'
At the same time, we listed three key characteristics of the physical states of
organisms. What are those? - answer 1. biological states
2. characterized by physical felts
3. visible to any outside
What does the term "substance" in "substance dualism" stand for? - answer
independently existing things, currently connected
What is the mind, according to substance dualism? How does it (or doesn't it)
relate to the body? - answer -the mind is the subject of consciousness
-the mind is a thing or entity separate and distinct from the body
According to Descartes, (a.) I could not conceivably be mistaken in believing that
my own mind
, exists. Why is that supposed to be? - answer It would be possible for my mind to
exists in a world where no physical things actually exist
According to Descartes, (b.) I could conceivably be mistaken in believing that
physical things
exist. Why is that supposed to be? - answer if it is so much as possible for my mind
to exist while no physical things exists then my mind is not anything physical and
doesnt depend for its existence on anything physical
Descartes thinks that (a.) and (b.), above, together show that the mind is not
physical and does
not depend on anything physical. Why does he draw that conclusion from those
prior insights? - answer My mind is not anything physical and does not depend for
its existence on anything physical
What is Descartes's answer to the question "How the soul and the body act on
one another"? - answer "The part of the body in which the soul exercises its
function immediately is in nowise the heart, nor the whole of the brain, but
merely the most inward of all its parts, to wit, a certain very small gland which its
situated in the middle of its substance. This gland, the seat of the mind, is the
pineal gland.
What is the basic standard criticism of Descartes's 'conceivability argument'? -
answer the conceivability argument fails to prove substance dualism
(fails to prove that the mind can exist without the body)
