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Fill in the Blanks:  The Argument for determinism says that:  1. All human [which1] is determined (that is, it is a result of a chain of [which2] 2. If determinism is true, then human beings are not free to [which3] their actions (that is, we could not have done otherwise.  ————————————————————————– Therefore, human beings do not have [which4], and may lack [which5] for their actions.

If we say that “all matter is energy,” we may know what “is” means, but what might we not know? 

Rene Descartes argues for a position called substance dualism. In this position he describes the characteristics of the body and the characteristics of the mind.  In the following, identify whether the following is a characteristic of the body, or a characteristic of the mind.  Public [which1] Non-extended [which2] Exclusive to me, and is not measurable [which3] Divisible [which4] Not bound by time and space [which5]

Identify whether the following is true of hard determinism, indeterminism (libertarianism), compatibilism (soft determinism), or some combination of the three:  The Argument for Determinism is sound (all the premises are true) [which1] Some human actions are free [which2] Everything is caused [which3] The first premise in the Argument for Determinism is false [which4] There is moral responsibility [which5]

The philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that… “includes the area of [term1] concerned with the nature of [term2] phenomena and how they fit into the causal [term3] of reality.”  The [term4] problem, then, is “the problem of whether mental phenomena are physical phenomena and, if not, how they [term5] to physical phenomena.”

Which of the following does Wolf say about JoJo?  (note: there may be more than one answer.  Select ALL that apply)

Which of the following makes the mind-body problem intractable? 

Which of the following can be said about traditional skepticism?  

Which of the following are examples of outlaw emotions (note: there may be more than one answer.  Select all that apply): 

Saul argues that the issues she raises are not just matters of testimonial injustice where we misjudge another’s credibility.  Instead, she says, “The research on implicit bias shows that we are actually being affected by biases about social groups when we think we are…” ?