Understanding Eliminative Materialism

What does eliminative materialism fundamentally deny the existence of?

• Scientific theories

• Physical objects

• Philosophical discussions

• Certain mental states

What does common sense psychology typically involve?

• Quantum physics

• Everyday mental concepts

• Neuroscientific data

• Eliminative materialism

What is the key difference between elimination and reduction in philosophy of mind?

• Both are forms of scientific understanding

• Elimination denies existence, reduction changes understanding

• Reduction denies existence, elimination changes understanding

• Both propose new scientific theories

What does eliminative materialism suggest about beliefs and desires?

• They are misunderstood

• They do not exist

• They are brain states

• They are fundamental to neuroscience

What does the distinction between elimination and reduction address?

• The principles of logic

• The methodology of scientific experiments

• The existence of physical objects

• The nature of mental states

What does eliminative materialism argue about mental states?

• They are the only true knowledge

• They are identical to physical states

• They do not exist as commonly understood

• They are all that exist

How does eliminative materialism challenge traditional views on mental states?

• By proving them scientifically

• By linking them to physical states

• By denying their existence

• By ignoring them completely

According to eliminative materialism, what should replace common sense psychology?

• None of the above

• Classical physics

• Quantum mechanics

• Neuroscientific theories

What analogy is used to explain the shift from common sense psychology in eliminative materialism?

• The shift from geocentric to heliocentric models

• The replacement of caloric theory with modern thermodynamics

• The evolution from Newtonian to Einsteinian physics

• The change from alchemy to chemistry

How does eliminative materialism view common sense psychology?

• As an unchangeable truth

• As a reliable scientific approach

• As a new branch of philosophy

• As a fundamentally mistaken theory