MPYE-014 Philosophy of Mind Solved Assignment 2018-2019

MPYE-014 Philosophy of Mind

Solved Assignment

2018-2019

i) Answer all five questions
ii) All questions carry equal marks
iii) For every question, refer to the texts and write down the assignment-responses in your own words.
iv) Answers to question no.1 and 2 should be in about 500 words each.
1. Explain the mind – body problem in detail. Discuss some of the positions held on it in the contemporary
philosophy of mind. 20
OR
Is any universal structure necessary in language? Discuss the western perspective on the relation between
mind and language.
2. What is the meaning of „understanding‟? Explain John Locke‟s concepts on ideas and 20
understanding. Or
Give a detailed account of the various views on the survival of mind in the history of Western Philosophy.
3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 250 words each:
(a) Explain Wittgenstein‟s account of understanding. 10
(b) What are the significant themes discussed in the philosophy of mind? 10
(c) How do different philosophers think about dream and mind? 10
(d) Explain the ethical implications of denying mind to the animals? 10
4. Answer any four of the following in about 150 words each:
(a) What do you understand by eliminative materialism? 5
(b) Why is mind-body problem treated as a category error? 5
(c) What is the Buddhist theory of meaning (Apohavada)? 5
(d) What is the relation between philosophy of mind and computer science. 5
(e) What do you understand by innate structure of language? 5
(f) What do you understand by the problem of other minds? 5
5. Write short notes on any five of the following in about 100 words each:
(a) Antahkarana 4
(b) Connectionism 4
(c) Ghost in the machine 4
(d) Intentionality 4
(e) Reductionism & Non-reductionism 4
(f) Animal Intelligence 4
(g) Physicalism 4
(h) Simple and Complex Ideas 4
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