Theories of consciousness and mental states including dualism, functionalism, and the mind-body problem.
33 cards · basic cards · AI-written, checked twice. Edit anything.
- What is Cartesian dualism?
Show answer
The view that mind and body are two distinct substances, one mental and one physical.- Who is most associated with dualism in philosophy of mind?
Show answer
René Descartes- What is the mind-body problem?
Show answer
The philosophical puzzle of explaining how mental states relate to and interact with physical states.- Define qualia.
Show answer
The subjective, experiential qualities of sensations or perceptions, such as how red looks or how pain feels.- What is the hard problem of consciousness?
Show answer
The problem of explaining why and how physical brain processes give rise to subjective conscious experience.- What does physicalism claim?
Show answer
Everything that exists, including all mental phenomena, is ultimately physical in nature.- What is functionalism?
Show answer
Mental states are defined by their causal roles or functional relationships, not by their underlying physical composition.- Define property dualism.
Show answer
The view that only one substance exists (the physical), but mental properties are fundamentally distinct from physical properties.- What is Frank Jackson's knowledge argument?
Show answer
A thought experiment about Mary, a scientist who knows all physical facts about color but has never seen color, used to argue against physicalism.- What is phenomenal consciousness?
Show answer
The subjective, experiential aspect of mental states, the first-person quality of what an experience is like.- What is the philosophical zombie argument?
Show answer
The argument that conceivable beings physically identical to humans but lacking consciousness show that physicalism is false.- Define intentionality in philosophy of mind.
Show answer
The property of mental states of being directed toward or about something; having content or meaning.- What is identity theory?
Show answer
The view that mental states are identical to or realized by specific brain states or neural processes.- What is eliminative materialism?
Show answer
The view that folk psychology is fundamentally mistaken and mental states as commonly understood do not actually exist.- What is the problem of mental causation?
Show answer
The philosophical problem of explaining how mental events can cause physical events, given that physical events have physical causes.
FlashKeepers