Part 1 property dualism

Tick all that are properties.

• Matter

• Blue

• Big

• English

What do philosophers mean by 'substance'?

• Something which can exist on its own

• Something which is a characteristic of another thing

• Something immaterial

• Something physical

What do philosophers mean by 'properties'?

• Something which can exist on its own

• An attribute, characteristic or feature of another thing

• Something immaterial

• Something physical

Which of these properties of the brain is immaterial according to property dualism?

• Wrinkly

• Pink

• Slimy

• Thought

How many types of substance do property dualists believe in?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Property dualists say that the mind and the brain have a 'supervenience' relation. What is supervenience?

• A causal relationship

• An electrical relationship

• A change in one means a change in the other

• An immaterial relationship

What philosophy of mind theory did Leibniz espouse?

• Dualism

• Physicalism

What did the thought experiment 'Leibniz's machine' seek to demonstrate? (2 answers)

• That machines can be conscious.

• That no machine could ever be conscious.

• That consciousness is immaterial.

• That consciousness is physical.

How did Leibniz intend his thought experiment to correspond to how we understand the brain and the mind?

• The brain is also like a machine, if we looked inside it we WOULD see something that would produce thought

• The brain is also like a machine, if we looked inside it we WOULDN'T see something that would produce thought

The textbook cites Leibniz's machine as an argument for property dualism, how can it be used to defend that theory?

• Leibniz's machine shows physicalism can't explain consciousness - we need to posit immaterial properties.

• Leibniz's machine shows physicalism can't explain consciousness - we need to posit immaterial substances.