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WorksheetsPhilosophy of Mind: Dualism
Total questions: 1
Worksheet time: 13mins
1-10.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
What does dualism in philosophy generally refer to?
A theory involving three substances
A theory involving two substances or kinds of things
A theory involving one substance
A theory involving multiple universes
According to dualism in the philosophy of mind, how are the mind and body viewed?
As identical in nature
As partially overlapping entities
As completely separate kinds of things
As the same kind of thing
Who is the famous philosopher associated with substance dualism?
Rene Descartes
David Hume
Immanuel Kant
John Locke
What are the two basic kinds of substances according to Descartes?
Material and immaterial
Mental and emotional
Physical and spiritual
Physical and mental
What is the essential characteristic of physical substance according to Descartes?
Thought
Consciousness
Emotion
Extension
What is the essential characteristic of mental substance according to Descartes?
Weight
Thought
Size
Extension
What does property dualism suggest about the mind and body?
They do not interact at all
They are identical in every way
They are two completely different substances
They are the same substance with different properties
Which of the following is a mental property?
Hight
Feeling pain
Location
Weight
What is the main difference between substance dualism and property dualism?
Substance dualism involves two kinds of substances, property dualism involves one kind of substance with different properties
Substance dualism involves one kind of substance, property dualism involves two kinds of substances
Substance dualism involves three kinds of substances, property dualism involves two kinds of substances
Substance dualism involves no substances, property dualism involves one kind of substance
What is the main challenge for substance dualists?
Understanding the laws of physics
Explaining how mental and physical substances interact
Proving the existence of only one substance
Describing the properties of physical substances
