3.1 : THE MIND-VERSUS-BODY PROBLEM

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LG: summarise the mind-versus-body problem with reference to the Greek physician Claudius Galen and the French philosopher René Descartes
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which option best defines the mind-versus-body problem?
Respuesta
  • The problem of whether the mind is the brain, or if they are different
  • The problem of explaining how a body is connected to and interacts with whose mind it is/The problem of explaining how a mind is connected to and interacts with whose body it is
  • The mind is purely physical (the brain)

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Physical Phenomena are things that [blank_start]occupies space[blank_end] and [blank_start]exists in time[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • exists in time
  • occupies space

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Mental Phenomena are [blank_start]self-awareness[blank_end] and [blank_start]consciousness[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • self-awareness
  • consciousness

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Monism is a doctrine which maintains either that there is [blank_start]ultimately one only thing[blank_end] or [blank_start]only one kind of thing (body or mind)[blank_end]
Respuesta
  • ultimately one only thing
  • a superior mind
  • only one kind of thing (body or mind)
  • nothing at all.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Materialistic monism is the belief that humans are only made up of physical matter
Respuesta
  • True
  • False

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Dualism is the belief that [blank_start]reality[blank_end] itself is comprised of [blank_start]two distinct substances[blank_end] ([blank_start]body and mind[blank_end], or [blank_start]physical and non-physical[blank_end])
Respuesta
  • reality
  • the mind
  • the body
  • sensation
  • two distinct substances
  • two theories
  • twenty-two parts
  • forty-five parts
  • body and mind
  • motor input
  • movement and sensation
  • physical and non-physical
  • mental input
  • realness

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
What did Rene Descarte believe about the m-v-b problem?
Respuesta
  • We are out body, and the mind is purely physical
  • Monism is superior over dualism
  • We are a mind, and the body drives our soul
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