FC Dualist Interactionalism Discussion

Five major physicalist solutions to the mind-body problem are:

• Behaviorism;
• Identity Theory;
• Functionalism;
• Eliminative Materialism; and
• Panpsychism.

In
addition, some adhere to dualism or idealism. These are
non-physicalist proposed solutions to the mind-body problem. Due to
science if for no other reason, these views are not generally held by
21st Century philosophers.

Discussion Details Part 1 of 2

• Study the material in this Unit first;
• Watch the short interviews here:
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• Choose 1 of the video clips, and write out as close as you can to a good argument.

a. evaluate the argument that you present;

b. state where your chosen thinker’s argument falls in terms of our proposed solutions to the mind-body problem, and

c. state why you make the judgment that you do.