The Philosophical Journey, 2/e

William Lawhead, The University of Mississippi

The Search for Ultimate Reality

Functionalism and Artificial Intelligence

True or False


1	Although functionalism is logically neutral with respect to the debate between dualists and physicalists, as a matter of fact most functionalists today are physicalists.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	A frequent analogy used by functionalists is that the relation of mind to brain is like that between the software and hardware of a computer.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Descartes believes that the capacity to understand language requires an immaterial mind.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Minsky is a leading critic of strong AI.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	According to functionalists, mental states can have causal relations to sensory inputs and action outputs, but they can't have causal relations to other mental states.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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