Dualist Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 40-Mark essay on dualism, from the Soul, Mind and Body topic within the A-Level OCR Religious Studies curriculum. Completed by a student who received A** in RS A-Level.

What are the two versions of Dualism? - ANSWER-1) Substance Dualism 2) Property Dualism What is the basic premise of property dualism with regard to properties and substances, minds and bodies? - ANSWER-A property dualist believes that there are only physical substances, and of those physical substances, some have mental properties and some have physical properties, but there are no mental substances. What is the basic premise of substance dualism with regard to properties and substances,...

mind-body problem - ANSWER-This problem questions what the relationship is between your consciousness (your mind) and your brain. What are the two families of answers to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-Immaterialism and Materialism What is the Dualist (Immaterialist) answer to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-A working brain is not required for thought and consciousness. What is the Materialist answer to the mind-body problem? - ANSWER-A working brain is required for thought and consciou...

malestream -how feminists believe many see society - male-dominated and from their perspective only subordinated -how feminists see females as being treated in society, and is part of their political movement to change their position late 19th century -the 'first wave' of feminism, with the suffragettes' campaign for women's right to vote 1960s -the 'second wave' of feminism, which took on the world globally liberal -the type of feminist who believe women can achieve gender equality...

PYC3703 EXAM PACK 2023 LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS PYC3703 – Cognition: Thinking, Memory and Problem Solving This document is a compilation of UNISA Assignment and Exam Questions and Answers Answers are motivated by a combination of: • References • Short summaries/reasoning regarding the relevant topic(s) in question. (Incorrect options are also marked where applicable, in order to identify and disregard red-herring alternatives) Assignments covered are: • 2016 Assignment 1 ...

What Are the main questions asked in the Philosophy of Mind? - ANSWER-What is the mind? Does Anyone have a mind? If you do have a mind then how is it connected to your brain? What are the two main views in the Philosophy of mind? What d - ANSWER-Dualistic views that the mind and brain are two separate substances and Physicalist views the mind is physical What are the five main views in Philosophy of Mind? What is the one additional view off of the spectrum? - ANSWER-Substance Dualism, prop...

Name the "touch" receptors and the types of information they carry - Hapsis is the perception of fine touch and pressure. - The corpuscular receptors are fast adapting and send input to the brain to the somatosensory cortex - Proprioception is the perception of the location and movement of the body. - It monitors the muscles and movements and gives feedback. - It is a fast adapting receptor that sends input to the brain to the motor cortex What is the difference between a rapidly a...

Dualism - ANSWER-- originally pioneered by Descartes - illustrates how the mind and body are compound substances -"mind can exist without the body and vice versa" - interaction/causation: pain is a neurological response at first, but then becomes real once the message has been relayed Physicalism - ANSWER-- mental states are not physical, therefore do not amount to anything - pain/fear/love/sadness/joy is all a form of the human physical mind and the biological reactions caused to form...

consciousness - ANSWER-to be conscious is to have subjective experiences; if something is conscious, it must feel like something to be the thing in question... mental states - ANSWER-the states of your conscious mind that have some feeling to you. (subjective) brain states - ANSWER-the physical and functional states of your brain. (objective) nagel's key claim - ANSWER-we cannot really know what it is like to be a bat (in terms of what it feels like), no matter how much we know about h...

Berkeley Test Exam Complete Questions And Answers Graded A+ Hyles Answer: a materialist- someone who believes in addition to minds and ideas, on one hand, there is matter and motion on the other hand. A dualist Philonous Answer: lover of mind, represents Berkeley, there are minds and objects of their perception( ideas) What is the purpose of the Dialogues: Answer: Dialogue 1= Attack on the competing materialist view Dialogue 2/3: Berkeley develops his own positive idealist/ immaterialist...