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Define logical behaviorism
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The view that mental states are identical to complex behavioral states.
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Who was Gilbert Ryle?
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A logical behaviorist
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Define Dispositional Property
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People respond to whatever situation they may be in. i.e pain, a person will often complain and look for aspirin
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What are some problems with the Dispositional Property?
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One could be a perfect faker or a stoic
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Non reductive materialism is the same as...
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Property Dualism
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Define Non reductive materialism
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Brain states supervene on mental states and they are of the same substance. However mental states cannot be reduced to brain states.
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Reductive Materialism can be defined as
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Mental states exist only in so far as they can be reduced to physical brain states
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What is the Identity Theory?
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The view that mental states and brain states are numerically identical.
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Type identity theory / instance identity theory
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Types of brain states = types of mental states / Types of brain instances = types of mental instances
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Who wrote about The Martian Pain Objection?
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David Lewis
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In short what is the Martian Pain objection?
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Pain is not equal to C Fibers firing because the Martian may be in pain but not have C Fibers. So they cannot be equivalent.
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What is Physicalism?
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The view that only physical objects exist
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What is Functionalism?
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The idea that mental states are identical to complex functional states.
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What are functional states?
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Internal causal states that can best be described as input output or cause and effect
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Lycan is a...
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Functionalist
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Weak AI theory
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AI can simulate any human behavior that can be described algorithmically
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Strong AI Theory
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Machines are actually capable of conscious thought
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What is an objection to the Strong AI Theory?
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Absent qualia (subjective feelings)
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Lycan's Machine Consciousness is...
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Since mental states are functional states it is in principle possible for a machine to be conscious and morally responsible.
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Who was Harry
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Android capable of simulating complex human behavior
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Who was Henrietta?
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Human being who had all her part switched out to become entirely synthetic.
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Objections to Lycan;s Machine Consciousness?
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1. Free Will Objection
2. The qualia objection
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Define Phenomenal States
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States that are described in terms of how it feels like
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Nagel's Bat Argument is attempting to make ___________ implausible.
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Reductive Materialism
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According to Nagel a being has mental states (or consciousness) if _____________.
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There is something that it is like to be that being (phenomenal states).
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