Soul, Mind and body Flashcards
Epiphenomenalism argue that bodily states are able to cause, but ________________ states cannot.
Mental states cannot cause
Leibniz parallelism suggests that mind mental and physical states cause each other, but are not ___________________ but on _____________
no direct contact, but on separate paths
The mind - body problem asks the question how can the ________ affect the_______ and vice versa, if they are two _______ substances
how can mind affect body if different substances
Ryle’s philosophical behaviourism suggests that mental states are simply _____________
behavioural dispositions
The issue with philosophical behaviourism is that we are able to _______________
deny mental states and deny past experiences
Philosophical behaviourism has been criticised using the example of ________ ________ _______ who cannot feel or show pain.
A Super super samurai B super super vikings C super super spartans D super super soldiers
C Super super Spartans
Epiphenomenalism suggest that emotions are simply _________________ which cannot ______________. Therefore emotions serve no____________
neurochemical reactions which cannot cause
therefore no function
Supporting arguments from Epiphenomenalism are from what?
Neuropsychology
neurophysiology
behaviourism
Arguments against epiphenomenalism come from what?
Evolutionary
Interaction issues
Empirical issues
logic issues
Nagel’s Panpsychism suggests that the mind does not emerge from _________________
physical states
Critiques of panpsychism argue that it is not _______________
falsifiable
Emergent materialism suggests that the mind is ____________ but not ___________ the body
mind dependent on but not reducible to the body
Unlike epiphenomenalism, emergent materialism argues that the mind does have _______________
causal efficacy
Type - identity theory suggests that ______ and ______ are the same
mind and brain
Eliminative materialism attempts remove _____________ terms from psychology
mentalist terms
