PHIL 12: Perception & The Mind Review

According to Naive Realism, how do we perceive the world?

• Through a collection of ideas from God.

• With no intermediary, such as our senses.

• By perceiving shadows and reflections.

• Through the experiences of life.

What is the key belief that cannot be doubted according to Skepticism (Descartes)?

• Everything that can be perceived, can be perceived differently.

• I think, therefore I am.

• The existence of primary and secondary qualities.

• The idea that all knowledge comes from sensory experience.

What does Empiricism (Locke) suggest about human knowledge at birth?

• It is influenced by primary and secondary qualities.

• It is a collection of ideas from God.

• It begins as a blank slate (tabula rasa).

• It is pre-determined by physical substances.

According to Empiricism, what are the two types of qualities that every object has?

• Physical and spiritual qualities.

• Primary and secondary qualities.

• Ideas and substances.

• Shadows and realities.

What does Idealism (Berkeley) state about external objects?

• They are just collections of ideas from God.

• They have primary and secondary qualities.

• They are perceived differently by each individual.

• They are physical substances that exist independently.

What is the main lesson from Plato's The Cave allegory?

• The mind and body are separate entities.

• People are often comfortable with their own ignorance.

• Everything that exists is physical.

• Ideas are objects.

What does Cartesian Interactionism claim about the mind and body?

• They are one and the same.

• They are separate but can impact each other.

• They are both physical substances.

• They are collections of ideas from God.

What is the core belief of Monism / Physicalism?

• The mind and body are separate.

• There is only one substance, which is physical.

• Knowledge comes from sensory experience.

• Ideas are the only real objects.

What does Dualism assert about the mind and body?

• They are both composed of ideas.

• They are the same substance.

• They are separate and the mind or spirit can exist after death.

• They cannot impact each other.

What is the Turing Test?

• A theory that explains the physical states of the brain.

• A metaphor for the sensitivity of certain body parts and brain areas.

• A test designed by Alan Turing to determine if a computer can trick a human into believing it is also human.

• A concept that you cannot have the same thought twice.