Demetrius Melton
PHI2010
CH.6 Test Yourself
1.
By what simple maneuver does materialism solve the mind- body
problem?
It solves the mind-body problem because it quells the problem of different
substances.
2.
True or false: Mechanism is compatible with both soft and hard
behaviorism.
False, Mechanism is only compatible with hard behaviorism.
3.
What thinker talks about “technology of behavior”? What does he mean?
B.F Skinner talks about “technology of behavior.” And he means a program
of manipulation of human nature in hope of the improvement and progress
of humans.
4.
To many, complete causal determinism seems to be incompatible with
______ and _______.
Moral and intellectual seems to be incompatible with complete casual
determinism.
5.
How does the Roman poet Lucretius figure in the discussion in this chapter?
By writing a passage that provided a materialistic approach to the mind-
body problem Lucretius is included in the discussion in this chapter.
6.
What fault does Taylor find with the Identity Thesis?
He argues the difference between the mind and body by raising logical
problems with identity talk like he can be blamed, but can his body be
blames? Or his thoughts can be true or false, but can his brain be true or
false?
