Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul

Question 1

treatise

Answer 1

a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

Question 2

interiority

Answer 2

he quality of being interior or inward. inner character; subjectivity.

Question 3

to deride

Answer 3

express contempt for; ridicule.

Question 4

vortex

Answer 4

a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.

Question 5

inexorable

Answer 5

impossible to stop or prevent.

Question 6

gradualism

Answer 6

theory which holds that profound change is the cumulative product of slow but continuous processes, often contrasted with catastrophism.

Question 7

incrementally

Answer 7

moving slowly but steadily forward

Question 8

congenial

Answer 8

(of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own.

Question 9

to bill

Answer 9

describe or advertise someone or something in a particular way.

Question 10

haughty

Answer 10

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Question 11

to chastise

Answer 11

rebuke or reprimand severely. / criticize

Question 12

insurmountable

Answer 12

too great to be overcome.

Question 13

voluble

Answer 13

(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.

Question 14

pan-psychism

Answer 14

is the view that consciousness, mind, or soul (psyche) is a universal and primordial feature of all things. Panpsychists see themselves as minds in a world of mind.

Question 15

stolid

Answer 15

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

Question 16

to conjecture

Answer 16

form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Question 17

affability

Answer 17

the quality of being affable; geniality. /friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Question 18

a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject.

Answer 18

treatise

Question 19

he quality of being interior or inward. inner character; subjectivity.

Answer 19

interiority

Question 20

express contempt for; ridicule.

Answer 20

to deride

Question 21

a whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.

Answer 21

vortex

Question 22

impossible to stop or prevent.

Answer 22

inexorable

Question 23

theory which holds that profound change is the cumulative product of slow but continuous processes, often contrasted with catastrophism.

Answer 23

gradualism

Question 24

moving slowly but steadily forward

Answer 24

incrementally

Question 25

(of a person) pleasing or liked on account of having qualities or interests that are similar to one’s own.

Answer 25

congenial

Question 26

describe or advertise someone or something in a particular way.

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to bill

Question 27

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Answer 27

haughty

Question 28

rebuke or reprimand severely. / criticize

Answer 28

to chastise

Question 29

too great to be overcome.

Answer 29

insurmountable

Question 30

(of a person) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly.

Answer 30

voluble

Question 31

is the view that consciousness, mind, or soul (psyche) is a universal and primordial feature of all things. Panpsychists see themselves as minds in a world of mind.

Answer 31

pan-psychism

Question 32

calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.

Answer 32

stolid

Question 33

form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information.

Answer 33

to conjecture

Question 34

the quality of being affable; geniality. /friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.

Answer 34

affability