What are the three main areas of philosophy discussed in the introduction?

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Philosophy of mind, epistemology, and aesthetics
Political philosophy, ethics, and logic
Logic, philosophy of language, and epistemology
Ethics, metaphysics, and aesthetics
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How did Saul Kripke differentiate between 'metaphysical' and 'a priori'?
Metaphysical is about ethics, while a priori is about logic.
Metaphysical is about language, while a priori is about perception.
Metaphysical is ontological, while a priori is epistemological.
Metaphysical relates to supernatural qualities, while a priori is about empirical evidence.
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What is a 'rigid designator' according to Kripke?
A term that is only applicable in metaphysical discussions
A term that represents something in all possible worlds
A term that is used in philosophical debates
A term that changes meaning in different contexts
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was Jerry Fodor's main critique of behaviorism?
It ignored the role of genetics in behavior.
It was too focused on language and not enough on perception.
It treated the mind as a blank slate influenced only by stimuli.
It focused too much on metaphysical aspects.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How did Fodor view mental processes?
As purely abstract concepts
As metaphysical phenomena
As computational functions of our phenotype
As reducible to simple biological functions
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What is the main idea behind Ruth Millikan's 'teleosemantics'?
Semantics have a biologically selected function with intentional content.
Language is a metaphysical category.
Semantics are irrelevant to biological functions.
Language is a purely abstract concept.
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According to Millikan, what role do 'proper functions' play in communication?
They are irrelevant to communication.
They are only applicable to human language.
They represent evolutionary goals in communication.
They are purely abstract concepts.
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