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The Philosophical Journey, 2/e
William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Ultimate Reality
Physicalism

True or False



1

Reductionists maintain that it's ok to keep using mentalistic vocabulary in everyday life as long as we remember that such talk is really reducible to talk about physical events such as brain states.
A)True
B)False
2

According to the identity theory, the relationship between the mind and body is analogous to the relationship between Superman and Clark Kent, namely, that they are really the same thing.
A)True
B)False
3

The principle of Ockham's Razor is useful for supporting dualism but not for supporting physicalism.
A)True
B)False
4

According to Churchland, we should use folk psychology as the foundation on which to build an adequate theory of mind.
A)True
B)False
5

Churchland argues that just as we say witches don't exist rather than providing new scientific accounts of witches, we should say beliefs and desires simply don't exist.
A)True
B)False