WorksheetsMind/ Body (+Args. Retrieval)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Select the most precise definition of a philosophical argument.
A series of statements (premises) that aim to convince or persuade.
A series of statements that aim to convince or persuade.
A series of sentences (statements) that aim to convince or persuade.
A series of true statements (premises) that aim to convince or persuade.
P1. All carnivores have sharp teeth
P2. A rabbit has sharp teeth
C. So a rabbit is a carnivore
Invalid
Valid
P1: All Harry Potter films star Daniel Radcliffe.
P2: ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’ stars Daniel Radcliffe.
C: ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’ is a Harry Potter film.
Sound
Unsound
P1. Muggles cannot do magic
P2. Vernon Dursley cannot do magic
C. So Vernon Dursley is a muggle
Valid
Invalid
P1. All Watson's kids are exactly 5 foot 2 inches tall
P2. Timmy is a Watson's kid
C. Timmy is exactly 5foot 2 inches tall
Valid
Invalid
'Materialism' is the claim that...
Everything in the universe is physical except human brains.
Everything in the universe is physical except human minds.
Everything in the universe exists non-physically.
Everything in the universe is physical including human minds.
'Dualism' is the claim that...
(Select all that apply)
The mind and body are both non-physical.
The mind and body are both physical.
The mind is non-physical and the body is physical.
The mind and body are two separate things.
How does the case of Phineas Gage support Materialism?
How does Avicenna's 'floating man' support dualism?
Are the mind and body separate?
No.
Humans (and everything else) are only physical.
No. Humans are just physical but there could be other non-physical things in the world.
Yes.
There is something about humans that is non-physical (mind, soul...)
Yes.
There could be lots of other non-physical things that exist too.
