PHI 2010 MIDTERM TOPICS

Topics for PHI 2010 MIDTERM EXAM (Honors and regular classes)

Chapter 2

1- Cartesian Dualism, Conceivability and divisibility arguments, Indiscernibility of identicals
2- Epiphenomenalism
3- Problem of other minds
4- Empiricism, Logical Behaviorism; behavioral disposition
5- Qualitative content (qualia)
6- C/A to Logical Behaviorism: “Perfect pretender,” “Putnam’s super Spartans”
7- Identity Theory
8- C/A to Identity Theory: “Nagel’s bat”; “Lewis’ pained Martian”; “Putnam’s conscious computer”; Conclusions for “Searle’s brain replacement”
9- Functionalism
10- C/A to functionalism: “Lewis’ pained madman”; “Putnam’s inverted spectrum”
11- Turing Test for Intelligence
12- C/A to Turing’s test: “Searle’s Chinese Room”
13- Syntax, semantics
14- Intentionality
15- Property Dualism, emergent property, primitive property
16- Mental dependence; downward causation

Chapter 3

1- Causal Determinism; Hard Determinism
2- C/A to Hard Determinism: Common sense and responsibility
3- Causal Indeterminism, Indeterminism
4- C/A to Indeterminism: “Taylor’s unpredictable arm”
5- Soft determinism; Thomas Hobbes’ Traditional Compatiblism
6- C/A to Traditional compatibilism: Taylor’s ingenious physiologist”; “Taylor’s drug addiction” and “brainwashing”
7- Harry Frankfurt’s Hierarchical Compatibilism: First order desire, second order desire, second order volition
8- Frankfurt’s “wanton,” “willing” and “happy” addicts
9- C/A to Hierarchical compatibilism: “Willing bank teller”
10- Libertarianism
11- Agent causation vs. event causation