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Metaphysics Flashcards

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What are the 4 Metaphysical concepts?

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  • Materialism/Physicalism
  • Idealism
  • Dualism
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What is the Ontology of metaphysics?

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The nature of being or reality

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What is the cosmology of metaphysics?

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The origin and structure of the universe

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What is the teleology of metaphysics?

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The study of first causes

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What is the nature of being or reality in metaphysics?

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Ontology

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What is the origin and structure of the universe in metaphysics?

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Cosmology

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What is the study of first causes in metaphysics?

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Teleology

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What kind of dualism is Materialism?

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“property” dualism

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What kind of dualism is idealism?

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“substance” dualism

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What is another name for Materialism?

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Physicalism

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What are the 3 main points of Materialism?

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  • All about MATTER
  • Mind/spirit/soul is an aspect of or function of the brain/body
  • Can be dogma scientific “exclusionism”
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What are the 3 main points of Idealism?

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  • Mind/spirit is REALITY but immaterial is NATURE
  • Objections of perception (matter) are only IDEAS of the perceiving mind
  • Matter is a creation of the mind
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Who is Dualism attributed to?

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Descartes

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What is the main concept of Dualism?

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Reality has two elements (mind and matter) and functions on two levels (mental and physical)

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What is the dilemma of the relationship between the body and mind?

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  • How can the matter (body) affect the immaterial (mind)?

- How can the immaterial (mind) affect matter (body)?

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What are the two types of Dualism?

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“Property” dualism and “Substance”dualism

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What type of metaphysics tended to lead to “property” dualism?

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Materialistic or physicalistic

  • Mind is a “property” of the body
  • It is epiphenomenal because the mind does not CAUSE bodily activities, it is an EFFECT of them
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T/F: In property dualism, when the body dies, the mind ceases to exist

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True - the body gives rise to the mind

“the mind is to the body as smoke is to fire”

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What kind of metaphysics tended to lead to “substance” dualism?

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Idealistic metaphysics

-The mind, distinct from the body, is a real substance which can cause things to happen by acting

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T/F: Substance Dualism believes that the mind cant exist independent of the body (after death)

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False - the mind CAN exist independent

-This tends to support a theistic view of the mind becoming one with the soul or spirit

21
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What is the metaphysical statement for materialism/physicalism?

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“Only matter, never mind”

22
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What is the metaphysical statement for Idealism?

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“Only mind, never matter”

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T/F: “Mind in matter” is the metaphysical statement for Property Dualism

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False - “Mind in matter” is the statement for Substance Dualism

24
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What is the metaphysical statement for Property Dualism?

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“Mind from matter”

25
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What is the metaphysical statement for Dualistic Interactionism?

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Mind and matter (mind/body)

26
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What dilemma did BJ Palmer consider to be the “great divide”?

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The mind/body dilemma

27
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What did BJ feel “bridged the great divide?”

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The chiropractic Triune of Life

28
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What are the three views of the Chiropractic Triune of Life?

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  • Intelligence provides the form
  • Matter/energy (material) expresses the form
  • Force links intelligence with matter

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