metaphysics of mind 25 mark plans

substance dualism 25 marker outline

intro, indivisibility arg fails, conceivability arg fails, problem of other minds, conceptual interaction,

susbstance dualism indivisibility point

arg fails since mind is divisible eg DID

difference between spatial and functional divisibility

but body is not divisible so arg fails, but another arg so not defeated yet

substance dualism conceivability point

fails cause mind without body isnt conceivable

but can conceive of angels, god etc

conceivable but isnt metaphysically possible eg bruce wayne and batman

could say since has clear and distinct idea no way could be mistaken, but has still been proven false

substance dualism problem of other minds

suffers from POOM

arg from analogy

no analogy a strong arg, cant be proven

best hypothesis that other minds exist

could just accept physicalism which doesnt have POOM

substance dualism conceptual interaction issue

how can mind and body interact

reject that to interact two substances have to share physical space

but how do they interact then?

interact through union which is 3rd ontological substance

denies whole theory that only 2 substances

property dualism 25 marker outline

intro, zombie arg, interactionist pd fails, epiphenomenalism pd fails,

property dualism zombie point

zombie isnt conceivable

confusing conceivable with imaginable - is logically possible

isnt possible in actual world

true, but only needs to prove possible to disprove necessary identity claim

property dualism interactionist point

conceptual interaction problem

also issue for physical interaction eg hume and einstein

but for physicalism is more obvious and accepted by science, could accept epiphenomenalism which doesnt have issue at all

property dualism epiphenomenalism point

more successful cause doesnt have conceptual interaction problem but this creates introspective self knowledge issue

brain states have causal powers

but runs against phenomenology of our mental life

seem to have causal powers because simultaneous with brain state

but doesnt defeat issue, seems pointless to have mental states shouldnt we just say everything physical

dualism 25 marker

intro, substance dualism conceivability arg fails but falls to conceptual interaction, epiphenomenalism defeats conceptual interaction but creates issues of introspective self-knowledge and conflict with phenomenology of mental life, conc

behaviourism 25 marker outline

intro, conceivability arg, asymmetry, super spartans, multiple realisability, conc

behaviourism conceivability arg point

conceivability arg disproves

cant conceive of mind as separate from body

can conceive of angels etc tho

whats conceivable isnt metaphysically possible eg batman and bruce wayne

has clear and distinct idea, but still proven false

behaviourism super spartan issue

super spartan issue

spb says is in pain and gets out of issue, hpb says has disposition

example of super super spartan

but still has mental state

behaviourism asymmetry issue

is no asymmetry

hpb falls, but spb could say know own thoughts better because we pay attention to it

is this not a form of introspection

no our thought are a form of speech which is an observable behaviour, not obvious how this observation can happen but behaviourism survives

behaviourism multiple realisability issue

multiple realisability issue

hpb falls again, but spb could say dispositions are open

but is the translation of mental states to behavioural disposition so indefinable it becomes useless?

MBTIT 25 marker outline

intro, conceivability arg, mary arg, multiple realisability, conc

MBTIT conceivability point

conceivability proves false

cant conceive of mind without a body

can conceive of angels etc tho

conceivable but not metaphysically possible eg bruce wayne and batman

MBTIT mary point

mary arg disproves

she gains ability knowledge

ability knowledge not sufficient

she gains acquiantace knowledge

is a form of propositional knowledge

doesnt disprove MBTIT yet

MBTIT multiple realisability point

multiple realisability issue

dog pain is different to human pain

chauvinistic

dog pain same as human pain

must be something non-physical which accounts for this pain (the mind), issue made worse within species, proves mbtit false

eliminative materialism 25 marker outline

intro, articulation self refuting, certainty of own mental states/FP not bad, conc

eliminative materialism self refuting point

is self refuting

begs the question and belief a system of brain processes

doesnt disprove

eliminative materialism certainty point

can be certain of own mental states

should be suspicious of introspection

but if fp not false then we can accept it, it has good explanatory power and isnt stagnant

functionalism 25 marker outline

intro, inverted qualia, china brain, mary arg, conc

functionalism inverted qualia point

possibility of inverted qualia

if based on empirical observability is poor

could be based on conceivability

confusing imaginable with conceivable, fails

functionalism china brain point

china brain disproves

too chauvinistic, it is a mind eg wine machine

seems obviously missing out, but what is it missing out, fails

functionalism mary arg point

mary arg disproves

gains ability knowledge

is propositional knowledge

gains acquaintance knowledge

is propositional knowledge

gains new knowledge of old fact

is obviously a new fact, disproves