Phi-101 Test 2

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Consciousness

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awareness of their environment

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1-19: Human Nature

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Self-consciousness

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being conscious that “I” am conscious

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1-19: Human Nature

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Concept

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1-19: Human Nature

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Artifact

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humanly created material and mental forms

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1-19: Human Nature

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Realm of the Actual

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in nature bodily

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1-19: Human Nature

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Realm of the Possible

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transcend nature in mind

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1-19: Human Nature

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Culture

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the totality of socially transmittable products of human intelligence both material and mental

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1-19: Human Nature

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Worldview

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1-19: Human Nature

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Theory and Facts

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FACT is a state of actuality; a fact is what is; a fact can be observed

THEORY is a rational and coherent means of explaining a given set of facts.

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1-19: Human Nature

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Mutation and Natural Selection

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A mutation occurs when sexual reproduction results in an offspring that in some way is genetically different from the parent stock.

Natural Selection survival of the fittest, ie the ability to survive and produce more offspring.

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1-19: Human Nature

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Young-Earth Creationism

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that the world/universe and all life on earth came into being as the result of the creative actions of the Abrahamic God (God of the Old Testament) approximately 8,000 years ago during six twenty-four hour days

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1-19: Human Nature

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Physio-sphere,

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1-19: Human Nature

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Biosphere

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1-19: Human Nature

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Anthro-sphere

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humanly created environment – the totality of all artifacts

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1-19: Human Nature

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Noosphere

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1-19: Human Nature

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Bio-Centric Theory

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1-19: Human Nature

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GRIN

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1-19: Human Nature

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DARPA

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1-19: Human Nature

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Progress

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1-19: Human Nature

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Me/Mine, Ego/Personality Self

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20-27: The Self

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The Mind

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20-27: The Self

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Personality

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20-27: The Self

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Self-as-Subject

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20-27: The Self

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Meditation

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20-27: The Self

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The Self according to Hume

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20-27: The Self

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The Self according to Skinner

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20-27: The Self

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Psychological behaviorism

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20-27: The Self

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Metaphysical materialism

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28-43: The Mind

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Metaphysical (substance) dualism

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28-43: The Mind

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Qualia

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28-43: The Mind

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The mind-body problem

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28-43: The Mind

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The dual aspect theory

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28-43: The Mind

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“The Hard Problem”

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28-43: The Mind

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Paranormal phenomena

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28-43: The Mind

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Placebo effect

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28-43: The Mind

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O.B.E.

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28-43: The Mind

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Clairvoyance

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28-43: The Mind

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Identity theory

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28-43: The Mind

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Intentionality

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28-43: The Mind

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Epiphenomenalism

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28-43: The Mind

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Functionalist Theory of Mind

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28-43: The Mind

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Explanatory Adequacy

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28-43: The Mind

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Anomaly

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28-43: The Mind

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Free Choice (as it is normally understood)

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Determinism

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Incompatibilism

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Compatibilism

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Hard Predestination

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Soft Predestination

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Agency-Determinism

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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Useful Fiction

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44-51: FREE CHOICE AND DETERMINISM

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ESSAY: Human Nature

#12: Present an argument against the Neo-Darwinian claim that evolution has been a random process with no “directionality” using the concept of the three spheres of evolution, the bio-centric theory, and the thinking of Kauffman and Morris.

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ESSAY: Human Nature

#15 Explain the claim that humankind using the powers bestowed by the GRIN revolution is now on the threshold of being able to begin a process of directly altering human nature and create trans-humans. Give four examples. What ethical and political questions might be raised by this possibility? Is there something we should do to control and direct this process? If so, what can we do considering global politics and capitalism?

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ESSAY: The Self As Subjesct

#17 Explain what is meant by and list the characteristics of each of the following: self as body, self as mind, self as personality/ego, and the self as pure awareness. List and explain at least four characteristics of this self as pure awareness.

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ESSAY: THE MIND

#28 Present an argument that metaphysical materialism is an inadequate theory of reality. In writing your essay, consider each of the following: What does explanatory adequacy mean? Define anomaly and explain how adequacy is affected by the presence of anomalies. Describe at least five relevant facts that metaphysical materialism cannot explain and explain why each of these five is an anomaly?

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