Test 2 Flashcards
In the YouTube debate you watched, Singer argued most nearly that:
Scientists have hidden value premises that they do not examine.
Which of the following is the most accurate description of philosophic method?
Philosophers do not gather data on physical fitness
If you were to collect 10 non-controversial examples of physical exercise and then attempt to abstract features that are common to them all, you would be thinking…
Inductively
True/False: On the philosophic Readiness Inventory it is logically possible to have a high score on curiousity and, at the same time, have low score on confidence.
True
When we examined and described differences between physical exercise and sport we were engaged most nearly in:
Metaphysics
On which of the following claims would mind/body dualists and materialists be most likely to agree?
Bodies are like machines
Which of the following is most nearly correct?
A. Language dualism presupposes behavior dualism
B. Value dualism presupposes substances dualism
C. Substance dualism presupposes value dualism
D. Knowledge dualism presupposes behavior dualism
B
If someone asked a dualist “where is the mind located?” this is most nearly a problem for which version of dualism?
Substance
“Infinite Regress” was identified as a problem for behavior dualism and its claim that thinking must precede doing. Which statement best shows how and why the regress gets started?
But thinking its self is a form of doing, thus it requires previous thinking.
Krecthmar argued that the fine brands of dualism:
Are related but have distinct characteristics
The best verbal correction for the elimination of substance and value dualism:
A person is a terrible thing to waste
A good practical solution for eliminating dualism in physical education or physical therapy is:
Spending 100% of the time on learning and changing behavior
Which of the following is NOT a professional problem associated with mind-body dualism?
We ignore subjective experiences, like the joy of movement
True/False: The theory of one-way causation supported by many materialists suggest that causation works only in the direction from small to large.
True
Which group is more likely to believe that ideas can cause future behavior?
dualists