Dualism is the view that the mind and brain are separate, distinct entities
One of the major objections to the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory is the problem of multiple realizability
According to dualism, the mind is non-physical
Mind-Brain Identity is a core tenet of physicalism.
True
Match the examples with their corresponding theories:
Cartesian dualism ↔️ Dualism
Mind-brain identity theory ↔️ Physicalism
What is the core idea behind the mind-brain type identity theory?
Mental states are physical
According to dualism, what is the relationship between the mind and the brain?
Separate, distinct entities
Match the philosophical view with its core tenet:
Physicalism ↔️ Mind is part of the material world
Dualism ↔️ Mind and brain are distinct entities
What is the core idea of the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory?
Mental states are brain states
Dualism requires an explanation of how the mind and body interact.
True
What is the central belief of physicalism regarding the mind?
The mind is physical
According to physicalism, what is the nature of the mind?
The mind is physical
Mental states are identical to brain states according to the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory.
True
Physicalism posits that the mind is non-physical and separate from the brain.
False
Physicalism asserts that the mind is a separate, non-physical substance.
False
The core idea of the mind-brain type identity theory is that mental states are identical to specific brain states
According to dualism, the mind and brain are separate, distinct entities
One implication of dualism is the need to explain how the mind and body interact, which is known as the mind-body problem
The core tenet of physicalism is that the mind is either identical to or can be reduced to the physical processes of the brain
What is a core tenet of physicalism regarding the mind?
Mind is physical
The Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory is a physicalist view that holds that mental states are identical to or reducible to specific physical brain states.
What scientific evidence supports the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory?
Neuroimaging techniques
What is the explanatory gap objection to the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory?
Explaining subjective experiences
What is the key difference between the Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory and reductive physicalism?
Multiple physical realizations
Physicalism holds that the mind and brain are separate entities.
False
Key implications of dualism
1️⃣ Mind-Body Interaction
2️⃣ Substance Dualism
3️⃣ Interactionism
Match the examples with their corresponding theories:
Cartesian dualism ↔️ Dualism
Mind-brain type identity theory ↔️ Physicalism
Physicalism eliminates the need to explain mind-body interaction
Physicalism posits that the mind is part of the material, physical world
The mind-brain type identity theory eliminates the need to explain mind-body interaction because the mind is part of the same physical system
Physicalism is the view that the mind is identical to or reducible to the physical brain
What does physicalism contrast with in its explanation of the mind-brain relationship?
Dualism
Place the following tenets of the mind-brain type identity theory in logical order:
1️⃣ Mind is part of the physical world
2️⃣ Mental states are identical to brain states
3️⃣ No mind-body interaction is needed
What is Occam's Razor and why is it relevant to the mind-brain type identity theory?
Postulating separate mental substances is unnecessary
Match the philosophical view with its description:
Dualism ↔️ Mind and brain are separate
Physicalism ↔️ Mind is identical to brain
Physicalism is the philosophical view that the mind is either identical to or can be fully reduced to the physical processes of the brain
Physicalism asserts there is no mind-body interaction.
True
The mind-brain type identity theory supports the idea of mind-body interaction.
False
Scientific observations such as fMRI scans provide evidence that mental states correlate with specific brain activity patterns.
True
Substance dualism posits that the mind and body are made of the same substance.