Lecture 2 - Idealism and Behaviorism

Question 1

Monism

Answer 1

As opposed to dualism, there is only one substance

Question 2

Idealism

Answer 2

To be is to be perceived
No interaction, there is only mind
The physical world is dependent on the mental world
All properties are secondary properties

Question 3

Empiricism

Answer 3

Knowledge stems from experience through observation

Question 4

Secondary property

Answer 4

Property that is dependent on the perceiver (warm, cold)

Question 5

Primary properties

Answer 5

Properties that are independent of the perceived (temperature in degrees)

Question 6

Behaviorism

Answer 6

The mind is behavior

Question 7

Methodological behaviorism

Answer 7

Psychological behaviorism

Behaviorism is a method to gain knowledge about psychology

Question 8

Analytical behaviorism

Answer 8

Philosophical behaviorism

Question 9

Linguistic behaviorism

Answer 9

Philosophical behaviorism

Question 10

Philosophical behaviorism

Answer 10

A response to dualism and it’s incoherency

The mind is behavioral dispositions

Question 11

Category mistake

Answer 11

The where is the university problem

Lack of understanding that they university is not an entity separate from all that

Question 12

Disposition

Answer 12

A behavioral pattern that one displays under certain circumstances (going to the dentist when toothache; being soluble)