1. What’s Logical Behaviorism’s premise? Bring the “Perfect Pretender” counter to invalidate Logical Behaviorism’s premise.
2. Why is Identity Theory a better theory than Logical Behaviorism?
3. Do you need brains to think? Explain the answer from Functionalism’s perspective.
4. What is intentionality?
5. What does it mean to say that the mind is an emergent property of the brain?
6. What does it mean to say that the mind is irreducible to physical processes?
7. a) Explain Hard-Determinism. b) How does Hard Determinism deals with punishment?
8. Suppose film producer Harvey Weinstein invites an aspiring female actress to his Hollywood luxury apartment and asks her to have sex with him. Does the Hard Determinist believe Weinstein to be responsible for his actions? Is the actress responsible if she has sex with the producer?
9. What’s the principle of alternate possibilities? Explain it in the case of being 10 minutes late to your philosophy class at 9am, because of having coffee at McDonald’s
10. What’s the difference between Hard Determinism and Compatibilism?
11. What’s the Libertarian argument from experience?
12. Suppose the same scenario as in question #9, but now you’re a libertarian. Is Weinstein responsible for his actions? Is the actress responsible?
send this assignment to atriff@mdc.edu by friday, november 6, 9pm.
remember: name, exam #2, class sequence in the email subject.
(for explanations a minimum 30 word is required).
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