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Fill in the blank:  Ryle argues that a purchaser may say that he bought a left-hand globe and a right-hand glove, but not that he bought…

What was King’s response to being called an “extremist”? 

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?