WorksheetsMind 2 Challenging Descartes
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
what is the medical term for the experiment Ramachandran talks about when he suggests that the mind is indeed divisible?
Lobotomy
Corpus Christie
Corpus Callostomy
Corpus Calloectomy
One criticism of the conceivability argument is...
not everything thought of as physical is divisible
what is metaphysically possible tells us nothing about the actual world
the existence of other minds is the best hypothesis.
One issue with the divisibility argument is...
the masked man fallacy
the mental is divisible in some sense
the argument from analogy
Descartes was arguing for
Property dualism
Epiphenomenalism
Substance dualism
Cartesian dualism claims...
...minds do not depend on bodies to exist.
...minds depend on bodies to exist.
...minds and bodies have the same properties.
Which of these statements refers to metaphysical impossibility?
The existence of something that defies the laws of nature.
Something that doesn't make sense conceptually.
Something being what it is not.
How can Descartes' argument from conceivability be challenged?
By rejecting the first premise that the mind can exist without the body
By rejecting the second premise that conceivability implies possibility
By accepting both premises
By accepting the conclusion that the mind and body are distinct
What is Descartes' argument from conceivability?
The mind can exist without the body
The mind and body are inseparable
The mind is a form of the body
The mind and body are identical
What is Descartes' argument from divisibility?
The mind is indivisible
The body is indivisible
The mind and body are both divisible
The mind and body are both indivisible
According to Descartes, what is the relationship between the mind and the body?
The mind and body are two separate substances
The mind and body are two aspects of the same substance
The mind and body are completely identical
The mind and body are interconnected but distinct
The quality of certain mental states which directs them beyond themselves and to things in the world. It's what makes mental states such as beliefs, desires and fears about something. For example, my belief that it is raining is about the rain, and my fear of heights it about heights.
Dualism
Hypothetical propositions
Intentionality
Introspection
What is the definition of a logical possibility?
we can imagine them, even if they don’t exist in reality.
we can imagine them, even if they don’t exist in reality. Don’t contravene the laws of nature
Conceivable and logically possible, even if they break the laws of physics in this world
what is Pegasus, the flying horse of Greek mythology an example of?
A logical possibility
A physical possibility
A metaphysical possibility
If something is physically possible, it must...
be at least logically possible
be at least metaphysically possible
be both logically and metaphysically possible
what is metaphysically possible tells us nothing about what is actually possible.
true
false
which fallacy does Antoine Arnauld demonstrate to show that Descartes' argument from conceivability is incorrect?
fallacy of composition
naturalistic fallacy
masked man fallacy
