PHR- 101 test 1!
on the basis of Descartes' method of doubt we know that if a proposition can be doubted, then it is false
False, if it can be doubted then we just cannot be certain is it true
The 'global skeptic' differs from other forms of skepticism in that in that she denies that we can know:
anything
In the First meditation, Descartes declares that an evil demon
could possibly be deceiving him
the ability to doubt, according to descartes, is the essential property of the self
false
Ryle writes that the essential idea of Descarte's substance dualism is
mind and body are separate kinds of substance and fundamentally different in basic properties
according to Descartes, human free will is grounded in the fact that
mind is not subject to the deterministic laws of nature
According to Descartes' Dream Argument the evidence of the senses does not allow us to rule out the possibility that we are dreaming
true
According to Ryle, Descartes' substance dualism entails that the mind and its ideas are essentially private
true
For descartes, the statement "I am, I exist" is necessarily true every time he thinks it
true
One apparent consequence of Ryle's behaviorism is that minds are in a sense publicly observable
true
According to Descartes, when is the will most free?
when it is certain about what to choose
The dream argument casts doubt on which of the following statements?
I have a right arm. not god exists(religion somehow always ignores the rules of logic in philosophy), 2+2=4 (math)
Descartes entertains the demon hypothesis in order to show
It is possible that we are mistaken about the truths of mathematics
according to behaviorism, a mental state is reducible to
a disposition to act or behave in certain ways
a substance dualist believes that the mind is
a nonphysical substance, with no mass or position in space
according to the behavioral analysis, sensations such as pain can be reduced to
a person having a disposition to say ouch
descartes concludes that the self is
an immaterial substance whose essential property is self-conscious (thought)
According to Descartes, our free will might have been more extensive than it is
false
According to Descartes, the world that God created is flawed if Descartes is flawed
false
Behaviorists believe that mental states cause certain forms of behavior
false
Descartes believes that the senses are in indubitable foundation knowledge.
false
Descartes has been disillusioned by his discovery that many of the alleged truths learned in his youth were
false
Descartes uses the wax example to show that physical objects are better understood than the mind/soul
false
One achievement of the behaviorist movement was their success in the reduction of mental terms and concepts to definitions in which no mental terms appear
false
substance dualism is the view that the mind is real and the body is an illusion
false
when wax melts, according to Descartes, it ceases to remain the same thing, its identity changes
false
Descartes believes that the 'dream arguement' establishes conclusively that we are always dreaming
false, Descartes says that we always COULD be dreaming, not that we always are
'god is omnipotent' means that 'god is all knowing'
false; omnipotent is all powerful
in order to establish any firm and lasting knowledge, for descartes, what must he do
find something certain and indubitable that can act as a foundation for whatever one knows
descartes reasons that the very fact that he is thinking shows that
he exists
DEscartes' discussion of the problem of error is motivated by his recognition that
he has doubts
one problem with substance dualism is the question
how can a nonphysical substance interact with a physical body
According to Descartes, God guarentees the truth of
my ideas
Ryle argues that someone who accepts the official doctrine has no good reason to believe that
other minds exist
which of the following best defines "category mistake"
representing something as if it belongs to one logical category, when it actually belongs to another
Which of the following, according to Descartes, does NOT express a clear and distinct idea?
snow is white; god exists, all triangles have three sides, if you think you exist you exist
The key premise in Descartes' casual proof of God's existence is...
the cause must be at least as perfect as the effect
in the casual proof for the existence of god, descartes assumes
there cannot be more reality in the effect than in the cause
according to Descartes, the essential property of the mind is the capacity to:
think
Descartes declares that he is a
thinking substance
