Patricia Churchland’s book Neurophilosophy argues that a “folk” variety of this discipline commonly invoked by philosophers fails to causally explain human action and should be corrected using neuroscience. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this discipline that studies mind and behavior and was practiced by Carl Jung.
ANSWER: psychology [prompt on psychoanalysis by asking “can you be less specific?”]
[10h] Proponents of this view often argue against the use of neuroscience in philosophy. This view holds that a mental state is characterized by the role that it plays within a larger system.
ANSWER: functionalism
[10m] Churchland’s Neurophilosophy ultimately seeks to put forward a theory of mind based on an “eliminative” form of this position, which holds that only physical things exist.
ANSWER: eliminative materialism
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