Philosophy of Mind Quiz

Which philosophy of mind camp did Daniel Dennett align with the most?

• Neutral Monism

• Property Dualism

• Physicalism

• Panpsychism

Answer explanation

Daniel Dennett aligned most with Physicalism.

Subjective qualities that you can't accurately describe or measure that are properties of indescribable experiences (e.g. having an itch)

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Which philosophy of mind camp relates most with this excerpt? "The stuff of which the world of our experience is composed is, in my belief, neither mind nor matter, but something more primitive than either. Both mind and matter seem to be composite, and the stuff of which they are compounded lies in a sense between the two, in a sense above them both, like a common ancestor." (Russell 1921: 10–11)

• Idealism

• Neutral monism

• Materialism

• Substance dualism

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Neutral monism because it posits that the fundamental substance of the universe is neither purely mental nor purely physical, aligning with the excerpt's description of a common ancestor between mind and matter.

Which of these statements would a substance dualist most agree with?

• Mind and matter are made up of two different kinds of things

• Reality is purely a mental construct

• Matter is the fundamental substance in nature

• Everything has a mind

Answer explanation

A substance dualist believes that mind and matter are two distinct substances, hence they would most agree with the statement 'Mind and matter are made up of two different kinds of things'.

What makes property dualism different from substance dualism?

• Substance dualism argues that reality is made of two kinds of stuff, while property dualism argues that reality is made of infinite kinds of stuff

• Substance dualism argues that reality is made of one kind of stuff, while property dualism argues that reality is made of two kinds of stuff

• Property dualism argues that a property belongs both to the individual and the state, while substance dualism argues that it belongs to only the individual

• Property dualism argues that reality is made of one kind of stuff, while substance dualism argues that reality is made of two kinds of stuff

Answer explanation

Property dualism argues that reality is made of one kind of stuff (physical stuff), while substance dualism argues that reality is made of two kinds of stuff (physical and mental stuff)--property dualism argues that from this physical stuff arises two different kinds of properties: physical and mental.