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Philosophy of Mind: Dualism and Related Concepts Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of these arguments for dualism is NOT put forward by Descartes?

a)

Knowledge of ideas

b)

Doubt

c)

Divisibility

d)

Conceivability

2.

What technical term is used to describe how an experience feels?

a)

Category Mistake

b)

Qualia

c)

Divisibility

d)

Neuroscience

3.

Which of these things is presented as a solution to the problem of interaction?

a)

Masked Man Fallacy

b)

Category Mistakes

c)

Private Language

d)

Epiphenomenalism

4.

According to Ryle, what is Descartes' main error?

a)

He makes a category mistake in assuming the mind is a separate non-physical thing

b)

He is unable to solve the problem of interaction

c)

He assumes but does not prove other minds

d)

He needs to bring in God to save his theory

5.

Which of these is NOT a solution to the problem of other minds?

a)

Behaviourism

b)

Analogy

c)

Mary and the Black and White Room

d)

Inference to the Best Explanation

6.

Which of these arguments for Dualism is NOT named in the specification?

a)

Qualia

b)

Divisibility

c)

Conceivability

d)

Knowledge Argument (Mary)

7.

Which of these arguments can best be used to counter the conceivability argument?

a)

Qualia

b)

Intentionality

c)

Ockham's Razor

d)

Masked Man fallacy

8.

Which of these is a criticism of Descartes' divisibility argument?

a)

Split-brain experiments

b)

Leibniz Law

c)

Mary and the Black and White room

d)

Zombies

9.

What issue is raised in a letter to Descartes by Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia?

a)

Category Mistakes

b)

The Conceptual Interaction Problem

c)

The Empirical Interaction Problem

d)

Difficulties with Occasionalism

10.

Which of these is NOT used by Descartes in the Conceivability argument?

a)

Clear and Distinct Ideas

b)

The Wax Example

c)

The existence of God

d)

Leibniz Law