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1
What is 'Intentionality'?
The power of the mind to think, want, suppose, intend and believe.
The ability to move our limbs to perform actions.
The ability to think quickly when something sudden happens.
The power of the body to act separately from the mind.
2
What is 'Privileged Access'?
The part of our mind that is available only to us (ie thoughts & feelings)
The point of communication between the mind and the body
3
What is 'Qualia'?
A variant of dualism
The 'What Its Likeness' of experiences
The belief that we are only physical
The choice between two different things
4
Why does Donald Davidson say that the mind seems to be 'anomalous'?
Because there are no cause-and-effect patterns in the mind as with physics
Because thinking is unpredictable, but all other events can be determined
Because it seems to sit outside the predictable laws of physical reality.
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What is Dualism?
The belief that the mind and the body are not real.
The belief that the mind and body are separate.
The belief that we are only our bodies, and our minds exist only as brains.
The belief that the mind is the only part of us that truly exists.