Choose 2 exam\tquestions from\tsection\t1\tof\tthe\tquestions\tlist\tfor\tthe\texam.
\nPlease\t(you\tmust!)\tinclude\tthe\tquestion\ttext\tin\tyour\tdiscussion\tpost!
\nEach\tQuestion\tmust\tbe\t200\twords.
\nSection\t1:
\n1.\tExplain\tthe\tMind-Body\tProblem\tin\tterms\tof\teither\tthe\told\tschool\tand\/or\tnew\tschool\tperspective.\tFrom
\nwhich\tside\tdo\tyou\tsee\tthe\tproblem\t(or\tboth)?\tWhy?
\n2.\tExplain\twhy\tthe\tproblem\tof\tother\tminds\t(POOM)\tis\ta\tproblem\tfor\tCartesian\tDualism.\t(Why\tdoes\tCD
\nlead to\tthe\tPOOM?).
\n3.\tSuppose\tthat,\tas\tDescartes\tclaimed,\tthe\tmind\tis\tindivisible.\tWould\tthat\tlend\tcredibility\tto\tthe\ttheory
\nof\tCartesian\tDualism?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n4.\tIs\tCartesian\tDualism\tconsistent\twith\tmodern\tscience?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n5.\tUsing\tthe\t“Heaven\tWithout\tBodies”\tThought\tProbe,\texplain\twhat\tis\twrong\twith\tDescartes’s
\nconceivability\targument.
\n6.\t\tIn\ta\tletter\tto\tJohn\tAdams\tdated\tAugust\t15,\t1820,\tThomas\tJefferson\twrote,\t\u201cTo\ttalk\tof\timmaterial
\nexistences\tis\tto\ttalk\tof\tnothings.\tTo\tsay\tthe\thuman\tsoul,\tangels,\tgod\tare\timmaterial\tis\tto\tsay\tthey\tare
\nnothings\tor\tthat\tthere\tis\tno\tgod,\tno\tangels,\tno\tsoul.\u201d\tJefferson\tsays\tto\ttalk\tof\timmaterial\tobjects\tis\tto\ttalk
\nof\tnothings.\tDo\tyou\tagree?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n7. Explain\tGilbert\tRyle’s\tcategory\tmistake\tthought\texperiment\tagainst\tsubstance\t(cartesian)\tdualism.
\n8. Using\teither\tthe\treasons\/reasoning\tfrom\tEmpiricism,\texplain\twhy\tLogical\tBehaviorism\tis\tappealing.
\n9.\tWhat\tdoes\tthe\tperfect\tpretender\t(or\tPutnam’s\tSuper-Spartans)\tthought\texperiment\tshow\tabout
\nbehavioral dispositions?
\n10.\tWhat\treasons\tdo\twe\thave\tto\tsubscribe\/accept\tto\tIdentity\tTheory?
\n11.\tExplain\thow\tNagel’s\tbat\tthought\texperiment\tattempts\tto\tundermine\tidentity\ttheory.
\n12. Explain\tthe\tsignificance\tof\tthe\tfact\tthat\tbrain\tstates\tare\tknowable\tby\tempirical\tinvestigation\tbut
\nmental\tstates\tare\tnot.
\n13.\tWhat\tdoes\tLewis’s\tpained\tMartian\t(or\tHilary\tPutnam’s\tconscious\tcomputer)\tthought\texperiment
\nshow\tabout\tthe\tidentity\ttheory?
\n14.\tWhat\tdoes\tSearle’s\tChinese\troom\tthought\texperiment\tshow?
\n15.\tIs\tbeing\tin\ta\tcertain\tfunctional\tstate\ta\tnecessary\tor\tsufficient\tcondition\tfor\tbeing\tin\ta\tcertain\tmental
\nstate?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n16.\tSuppose\tthat\ta\trobot\twas\tcreated\twhose\tbehavior\twas\tindistinguishable\tfrom\tthat\tof\ta\tnormal
\nhuman\tbeing.\tShould\tsuch\ta\trobot\tbe\tgiven\tthe\tsame\trights\tas\ta\thuman\tbeing?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n17. Suppose\tthat\tan\tautopsy\twas\tperformed\ton\tan\talien\tfound\tin\ta\tcrashed\tflying\tsaucer,\tand\tsuppose
\nthat\tnone\tof\tits\tinternal\torgans\tresembled\ta\tbrain.\tWould\tthat\tshow\tthat\tit\tisn\u2019t\tintelligent?\tWhy\tor\twhy
\nnot?
\n18. What\tis\tLewis\u2019s\tpained\tmadman\tthought\texperiment?\tWhat\tis\tit\tmeant\tto\tshow?
\n19.\tConsider\tthe\tvarious\treplies\tto\tSearle\u2019s\tChinese\troom\tthought\texperiment.\tWhich\tdo\tyou\tthink\tis\tthe
\nmost\tplausible?\tWhy?
\n20.\tPsychologist\tStevan\tHarnad\thas\tproposed\tthe\tTotal\tTuring\tTest\tfor\tartificial\tintelligence.\tTo\tpass\tthis
\ntest,\tthe\tcomputer\tbeing\ttested\twould\thave\tto\tbe\table\tto\tdo\teverything\tthat\ta\tnormal\thuman\tbeing
\ndoes,\tincluding\twalking,\triding\ta\tbicycle,\tswimming,\tdancing,\tplaying\ta\tmusical\tinstrument,\tand\tso\ton.
\nOnly\ta\tcomputer\twith\ta\trobot\tbody\tcould\tdo\tthat.\tIs\tpassing\tthe\tTotal\tTuring\tTest\teither\tnecessary\tor
\nsufficient\tfor\tbeing\tintelligent\tand\tthus\thaving\ta\tmind?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n21.\tIt\tis\tpossible\tto\tmake\ta\tfully\tfunctional\tcomputer\tout\tof\tsticks,\tstones,\tand\ttoilet\tpaper.\tIf\tsuch\ta
\ncomputer\tran\tyour\tprogram,\twould\tit\tbe\tyou?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n22. What\tdoes\tSearle’s\tthought\texperiment\tabout\tChevrolet\tstation\twagons\tshow?
\n23.\tWhat\tis\tthe\tpoint\tof\tJackson’s\tthought\texperiment\tabout\tthe\tcolor-challenged\tscientist?
\n24.\tIs\tit\tpossible\tto\tprovide\ta\tcomplete\taccount\tof\tthe\tworld\tin\tpurely\tphysical\tterms?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n25. Is\tfolk\tpsychology\tan\tinadequate\tpsychological\ttheory?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n26. Can\twe\teliminate\tall\treferences\tto\tmental\tstates\tfrom\ta\tscientific\taccount\tof\tthe\tworld?\tWhy\tor\twhy
\nnot?
\n27.\tIs\tproperty\tdualism\ta\tmore\tadequate\ttheory\tof\tthe\tmind\tthan\teliminative\tmaterialism\tor\tthe
\nreductive\ttheories?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n28. Could\ta\tbeing\twith\tno\tconscious\texperience\u2014a\tzombie\u2014do\teverything\tthat\twe\tcan\tdo?
\n29. Could\tthe\tMilky\tWay\tgalaxy\tbe\tthe\tbrain\tof\tan\tintelligent\tcreature?\tIs\tthe\tclaim\tthat\tit\tis\tthe\tbrain\tof
\nan\tintelligent\tcreature\ta\tplausible\tone?\tWhy\tor\twhy\tnot?
\n30.\tDo\tplacebos\tor\tnocebos\tprovide\ta\tgood\treason\tfor\tbelieving\tin\tdownward\tcausation?\tCan\tthe
\nevidence\tbe\texplained\twithout\tpostulating\tdownward\tcausation?\tIf\tso,\thow?<\/p>\n
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Select two exam questions from Section 1 of the exam question list.
\nPlease (you must!) include the question text in your discussion post!<\/p>\n
Each Question must be 200 words.<\/p>\n
Section 1:<\/p>\n
1. Explain the Mind-Body Problem in terms of either the old school and\/or new school perspective.<\/p>\n
From<\/p>\n
which side do you see the problem (or both)?<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
2. Explain why the problem of other minds (POOM) is a problem for Cartesian Dualism.<\/p>\n
(Why does CD<\/p>\n
resulting in the POOM?).<\/p>\n
3. Suppose that, as Descartes claimed, the mind is indivisible.<\/p>\n
Would that lend credibility to the theory<\/p>\n
of Cartesian Dualism?<\/p>\n
Why or why not?<\/p>\n
4. Is Cartesian Dualism consistent with modern science?<\/p>\n
Why or why not?<\/p>\n
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