PHI Exam 1 Study Guide With Complete Solution
Epistemology - Answer The study of knowledge. Metaphysics - Answer The study of reality in the broad sense (inquiry into the elemental nature of the universe and things in it). Logic - Answer The study of correct reasoning. Axiology - Answer The study of value, including both aesthetic and moral value. Ethics - Answer The study of moral value (involves inquiries into the nature of moral judgments, virtues,values, obligations and theories). Aesthetics - Answer The study of beauty and tastes. Substance Dualism - Answer The notion that mind and body consist of two fundamentally different kinds of stuff, or substances Cartesian Dualism - Answer The view that mind (or soul) and body are completely independent of one another and interact causally. Materialism (or physicalism) - Answer The doctrine that every object and event in the world is physical Identity Theory - Answer The view that mental states are identical to physical brain states. Functionalism - Answer The view that the mind is the functions that the brain performs. Epiphenomenalism - Answer The notion that mental properties do not cause anything, but merely accompany physical processes. Determinism - Answer The doctrine that every event is determined by preceding events and the laws of nature.
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