Mind Matters Test your knowledge on the fascinating field of Philosophy of Mind! See if you can answer all 11 questions correctly delya90 published on January 290 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/11 Which philosopher famously proposed the 'Cartesian dualism' theory? Immanuel Kant René Descartes David Hume John Locke 2/11 What does the 'Hard Problem of Consciousness' refer to? The difficulty of defining consciousness The challenge of explaining how and why we have subjective experiences The study of unconscious mental processes The investigation into animal consciousness 3/11 According to behaviorism, mental states are best understood as: Intentional objects Patterns of neural activity Inner experiences Observable behavior and stimuli response 4/11 What is the central question of functionalism? What are the physical properties of mental states? How do mental states influence behavior? How do mental states function as computational processes? What is the relationship between mind and body? 5/11 Which philosopher introduced the concept of 'qualia'? Thomas Nagel Daniel Dennett John Searle Frank Jackson 6/11 Who formulated the 'Identity Theory' of mind? Jerry Fodor Gilbert Ryle Paul Churchland J.J.C. Smart 7/11 What does the 'Chinese Room Argument' critique? Functionalism Materialism Computational theory of mind Phenomenal consciousness 8/11 Which theory of mind holds that mental states are identical to brain states? Eliminative materialism Property dualism Epiphenomenalism Token identity theory 9/11 Who developed the 'Multiple Realizability' argument against identity theory? Donald Davidson Hilary Putnam Patricia Churchland John McDowell 10/11 What does the 'Inverted Spectrum' thought experiment challenge? Behaviorism Identity theory Functionalism Qualia-based theories of consciousness 11/11 Who proposed the 'Argument from Analogy' in the philosophy of mind? David Chalmers Saul Kripke David Lewis Peter Singer
