Heusser                                                                 Philosophy 100                                                                    SG 12b

 

Quiz for Exam 2: Good Luck!

 

 

Rather do our ideas, our values, our yeas and nays, our ifs and buts,

grow out of us with the necessity with which a tree bears fruit.

–Nietzsche (On the Genealogy of Morals)

 
Part I: Freedom and Determinism

                        Choose the best description for the following propositions:

                        a. Hard Determinism,                         b. Indeterminism,

                        c. Libertarianism,                    or         d. Soft Determinism

 

1)      Chance and spontaneity (and not just ignorance of causes) play at least some role in the world.                                                                                                 

2)      Our actions are not always under our control but there are some times our actions originate purely from our self and are not determined in any way.             

3)      The fact that every action is determined to occur is compatible with certain actions being free.                                                                                       

4)      For every effect and event (or action) that occurs in reality causes exist.

 

 

Part I: The Mind-Body Problem

 

 

            Choose the best description for the following propositions:

a. Dualism,                              b. Behaviorism,           c. Reductive Materialism,                  d. Functionalism,                                           or         e. Eliminative Materialism

5)      Certain mental states are exactly equivalent to their respective physical states.

6)      Mental states are a result of the organization of certain physical states but are not identical to those physical states.

7)      There are no mental states anymore than there is “caloric” outside of the motion of molecules or “witches” which explain psychosis.

8)      Mental states can be entirely explained in terms of the way a physical entity acts. For example, “blushing” just is “feeling bashful”.

9)      Mental states are substantially different from physical states.

10)  Psychology must study regularities such as stimuli and responses of individuals.

 

For the following questions select one of the following: (Note: There may be more than one correct answer) A. Souls, B. Thoughts, C. Brains, D. Programs, E. Dispositions or tendencies, F. Software, G. Hardware, H. None of the above

11)  According to the identity theory, minds are:

12)  According to behaviorism, minds are:

13)  According to the identity theory, minds are:

14)  According to functionalism, minds are:

15)  According to eliminative materialism, minds are:

 

Mark Twain: Humans are the only animals that blush… or need to.