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What is dualism?
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Dualism is the idea that we have two elements - the mind and body.
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What is monism?
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Monism is the idea that we have just one substance and not two.
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What is the psyche?
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Psyche is a Greek term which can be used interchangeably for 'mind' or 'soul'.
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Which combination of philosophers believed in some form of dualism? A) Aristotle, Plato, Descartes B) Plato, Descartes, Aquinas C) Plato, Pythagoras, Descartes |
C) Plato, Pythagoras, Descartes
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Which of the following philosophers believed in monism? A) Aristotle, Plato B) Aristotle, Aquinas C) Pythagoras, Descartes |
B) Aristotle, Aquinas
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What is the Nicene Creed?
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The Nicene Creed is a statement of faith, associated with the Council of Nicea, 325AD, defining the basic beliefs of Catholic Christian belief. It remains an important part of the Sunday Mass, and is used widely across the Christian denominations.
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What is materialism?
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Materialism is the belief that coincides with monism and states that the one substance is a material one.
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What is substance dualism?
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This is the idea that the two substances which compose the self (mind and body) are two wholly different substances.
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What is a category error?
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A category error is one which mistakenly treating something as being of one type when it is of a different type. For example, it would be a category error to treat a rhinoceros as a type of butterfly.
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What is reductionism?
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Reductionism is the belief that everything can be reduced to statements about physical bodies.
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