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17 Cards in this Set
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conceptualism
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views "universals" as mental concepts
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mind-body (substance) dualism
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the view that the mind and body are two distinct substance
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physicalism
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the view that the mind is fully explainable in terms of natural process
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the memory view
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a person at a certain time is the identical person at a later time just in case he has memories of that earlier time
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Transcendetal argument
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the presupposition of all meaning, all rational significance, all intelligible discourse.
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Van Til's Illustration
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The non-Christian is like a child sitting on her father's lap, slapping his face. She could not slap him unless he supported her. Similaryly, the non-christian cannot carry out his rebellion against God unless God make that rebellion possible. Contradicting God assumes an intelligble universe and therefore a theistic one.
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The physical view
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personal identity depends on maintaing relevant physical characteristics
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The body criterion
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if someone is always in the same body, they will always be the same person
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The brain criterion
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if a person always has the same brain, he is always the same person
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The casual continuity criterion
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if the parts that compose a body or brain remain the same, the body and brain remain the same
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The soul view
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a person at a certain time is the numerically identical person at a later time, just in case he is the same soul at both times
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hard determinism
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determinism is true; human, freedom, and responsibility are illusions
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libertariansm
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determinism is false; human beings have the power of contrary choice
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incompatibilism
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the view that freedom and determinism are not logicallly consistent
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compatibilism
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"free will" = the ability to do what one wants to do
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Anslem's Ontological Arugment
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1) I have an idea of the greatest conceivable being
2) That which exists in reality (& not only in my mind) is greater than that which exists only in my mind 3) If the GCB exists only in my mind, then the GCB wouldn't be the GCB becuase I can conceive of it existing in reality, not only in my mind |
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Aquinas Cosmlogical Argument
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1) There is an order of causes in the world
2) Nothing can be the cause of itself 3) Hence, everything that is caused is caused by something else. 4) There cannot be an infinite regress of causes There must be a first, uncaused cause |
