Philosophy Final Exam Study Guide:Straighterline Philosophy Final
Exam Study Guide: Questions & Answers
In the video about humanity in an Al in future , the speaker explained how robots would take our jobs
and there was little hope . - ANSWER:False
The view that we consist of two distinct substances ( body and mind ) and that these two interact is
known as - ANSWER:substance dualism .
According to Fodor , in the functionalist view the psychology of a system depends not on the stuff it is
made of but on - ANSWER:how the stuff is put together .
Block's Chinese brain argument is meant to show that functionalism - ANSWER:is false
The Turing test had a powerful influence on the field of Al .. - ANSWER:True
Descartes believes that consciousness must reside in the heart . - ANSWER:False
Traditional philosophies of mind can be divided into dualist theories and materialist theories . -
ANSWER:True
Searle believes in the possibility of strong Al . - ANSWER:False
Descartes believed that interaction between body and mind took place in - ANSWER:the pineal gland
Nagel believes that knowledge of what it is like to be a bat can be acquired through scientific
investigation . - ANSWER:False
Descartes says that the mind is distinct from the body and - ANSWER:can exist without the body .
Searle asserts that no computer program by itself , however sophisticated , is sufficient for -
ANSWER:intentionality
According to Searle , the appropriately programmed computer - ANSWER:cannot have cognitive states
Qualitative content is a problem for functionalism - ANSWER:True
The existence of a form of mental illness known as multiple personality disorder . seems to suggest that -
ANSWER:the mind is divisible .
Some Al experts believe that in the future , intelligent robots may acquire moral and legal rights . -
ANSWER:True
The theory that says mental states are nothing but brain states is known as - ANSWER:identity theory
Functionalism posits the existence of an immaterial substance . - ANSWER:False
Searle argues that the Chinese room thought experiment shows that - ANSWER:the claims of strong Al
are not plausible .
Cartesian dualism posits - ANSWER:a body and a mind .
, For the soft determinist , to say that you could have done otherwise is to say that you would have done
otherwise if your desires - ANSWER:had been different .
The challenge of reconciling determinism with our intuitions or ideas about personal freedom is known
as the - ANSWER:problem of free will .
Sartre thinks that man's future is predestined . - ANSWER:False
Stace thinks that determinism is compatible with moral responsibility . - ANSWER:True
According to Sartre , if God does not exist - ANSWER:anything is permissible .
Many who reject the notion of free will think that punishing people for crimes makes no sense . They
think that instead of punishing criminals , we should - ANSWER:try to modify their behavior .
The view that no one has free will is called - ANSWER:hard determinism .
Sartre advocates withdrawing from human endeavors . - ANSWER:False
D'Holbach says that man's life is a course that nature compels him to take without deviation . -
ANSWER:True
According to James , indeterminism allows that the world has - ANSWER:ambiguous possibilities .
Compatibilism entails that determinism is true , determinism and free will are compatible , and -
ANSWER:we sometimes act freely .
D'Holbach's view is that science precludes the notion of free will . - ANSWER:True
The movies Gattaca and A Clockwork Orange dramatize the fear of - ANSWER:predetermined existence
If our actions are not free in any important sense , it is difficult to see how we could be - ANSWER:held
morally responsible for what we do .
The doctrine that every event is determined or necessitated by preceding events and the laws of nature
is known as - ANSWER:determinism
Incompatibilists believe that compatibilist freedom is - ANSWER:not real freedom .
James says that a free choice is not determined by previous event , it is uncaused . - ANSWER:True
The view that some actions are free because they are ultimately caused , or controlled , by the person is
called - ANSWER:soft compatibilism .
The view that what will be will be , and no human actions can change it , is known as - ANSWER:fatalism
Stace believes that determinism is consistent with free will . - ANSWER:True
A priori knowledge os based upon experience . - ANSWER:False
The view that we lack knowledge in some fundamental way is known as - ANSWER:skepticism
Which epistemology states that all knowledge comes through the senses and observation ? -
ANSWER:Empiricism
Exam Study Guide: Questions & Answers
In the video about humanity in an Al in future , the speaker explained how robots would take our jobs
and there was little hope . - ANSWER:False
The view that we consist of two distinct substances ( body and mind ) and that these two interact is
known as - ANSWER:substance dualism .
According to Fodor , in the functionalist view the psychology of a system depends not on the stuff it is
made of but on - ANSWER:how the stuff is put together .
Block's Chinese brain argument is meant to show that functionalism - ANSWER:is false
The Turing test had a powerful influence on the field of Al .. - ANSWER:True
Descartes believes that consciousness must reside in the heart . - ANSWER:False
Traditional philosophies of mind can be divided into dualist theories and materialist theories . -
ANSWER:True
Searle believes in the possibility of strong Al . - ANSWER:False
Descartes believed that interaction between body and mind took place in - ANSWER:the pineal gland
Nagel believes that knowledge of what it is like to be a bat can be acquired through scientific
investigation . - ANSWER:False
Descartes says that the mind is distinct from the body and - ANSWER:can exist without the body .
Searle asserts that no computer program by itself , however sophisticated , is sufficient for -
ANSWER:intentionality
According to Searle , the appropriately programmed computer - ANSWER:cannot have cognitive states
Qualitative content is a problem for functionalism - ANSWER:True
The existence of a form of mental illness known as multiple personality disorder . seems to suggest that -
ANSWER:the mind is divisible .
Some Al experts believe that in the future , intelligent robots may acquire moral and legal rights . -
ANSWER:True
The theory that says mental states are nothing but brain states is known as - ANSWER:identity theory
Functionalism posits the existence of an immaterial substance . - ANSWER:False
Searle argues that the Chinese room thought experiment shows that - ANSWER:the claims of strong Al
are not plausible .
Cartesian dualism posits - ANSWER:a body and a mind .
, For the soft determinist , to say that you could have done otherwise is to say that you would have done
otherwise if your desires - ANSWER:had been different .
The challenge of reconciling determinism with our intuitions or ideas about personal freedom is known
as the - ANSWER:problem of free will .
Sartre thinks that man's future is predestined . - ANSWER:False
Stace thinks that determinism is compatible with moral responsibility . - ANSWER:True
According to Sartre , if God does not exist - ANSWER:anything is permissible .
Many who reject the notion of free will think that punishing people for crimes makes no sense . They
think that instead of punishing criminals , we should - ANSWER:try to modify their behavior .
The view that no one has free will is called - ANSWER:hard determinism .
Sartre advocates withdrawing from human endeavors . - ANSWER:False
D'Holbach says that man's life is a course that nature compels him to take without deviation . -
ANSWER:True
According to James , indeterminism allows that the world has - ANSWER:ambiguous possibilities .
Compatibilism entails that determinism is true , determinism and free will are compatible , and -
ANSWER:we sometimes act freely .
D'Holbach's view is that science precludes the notion of free will . - ANSWER:True
The movies Gattaca and A Clockwork Orange dramatize the fear of - ANSWER:predetermined existence
If our actions are not free in any important sense , it is difficult to see how we could be - ANSWER:held
morally responsible for what we do .
The doctrine that every event is determined or necessitated by preceding events and the laws of nature
is known as - ANSWER:determinism
Incompatibilists believe that compatibilist freedom is - ANSWER:not real freedom .
James says that a free choice is not determined by previous event , it is uncaused . - ANSWER:True
The view that some actions are free because they are ultimately caused , or controlled , by the person is
called - ANSWER:soft compatibilism .
The view that what will be will be , and no human actions can change it , is known as - ANSWER:fatalism
Stace believes that determinism is consistent with free will . - ANSWER:True
A priori knowledge os based upon experience . - ANSWER:False
The view that we lack knowledge in some fundamental way is known as - ANSWER:skepticism
Which epistemology states that all knowledge comes through the senses and observation ? -
ANSWER:Empiricism
