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1

What is the name of the principle that states that if two things do not have exactly identical properties, then they are not identical?
A)Ockham's Razor
B)The Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles
C)The Principle of the Nonidentity of Discernibles
D)The Principle of Induction
2

Which of the following is not one of Descartes' arguments for dualism?
A)the argument from divisibility
B)the argument from doubt
C)the argument from consciousness
D)the argument from relativism
3

According to Descartes, which of the labels below fails to apply to the mind?
A)divisible
B)thinking
C)non-extended
D)non-identical to the body
4

Which of the statements below is the best characterization of what's often called the "Cartesian compromise"?
A)It's the belief that when selecting a philosophical theory there are often several plausible options so we should just choose the simplest.
B)It's the belief that since reality is divided into the physical realm and the mental/spiritual realm we can recognize the authority of both science and religion, each over its own corresponding sphere.
C)It's the belief that since we really can't be certain about the relation between mind and body we should just accept the everyday assumption that they're two separate entities.
D)It's the belief that we must find a middle ground between dualism and physicalism.
5

Which of the following is not generally regarded as a problem specifically facing Cartesian dualism?
A)the difficulty of communicating to others how sensations such as pain feel
B)the difficulty of understanding how a nonphysical substance could interact with a physical one
C)the concern that the account of the pineal gland doesn't really answer the worry about interaction between such radically different sorts of thing
D)the recognition that damage to the brain seems to have a significant impact on mental functioning, a fact that is given no explanation in Cartesian dualism





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