Metaphysical Concepts Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the three broad metaphysical concepts?
Materialism (physicalism)
Idealism
Dualism
________ ______ of persons and professions can ultimately derive from a general philosophy.
Healing Methods
What are philosophy’s main areas?
Metaphysics Ethics Epistemology Logic Aesthetics
What is the nature of being or reality?
Ontology
What is the origin and structure of the universe called?
Cosmology
What is the study of first causes?
Teleology
What is the term used to describe the fundamental nature of existence (material universe vs energy-based universe argument)?
Metaphysics ontology
What are the two major philosophies?
Materialism and Idealism
What metaphysical doctrine focuses on matter where the mind/spirit/soul is an aspect of or function of the brain/body?
Materialism
What metaphysical doctrine can become a scientific dogma; exclusionism?
Materialism
What metaphysical doctrine focuses on the mind/spirit being a reality but is still immaterial in nature where objects of perception are only ideas of the perceiving mind?
Idealism
What metaphysical doctrine focuses on reality having two elements (mind and matter) that functions on two levels (mental and physical)?
Dualism
Which metaphysical doctrine is attributed to Descartes?
Dualism
What are the two types of Dualism?
Property Dualism and Substance Dualism
What type of Dualism is often associated with materialisitc metaphysics?
Property Dualism
What type of Dualism is often associated with Idealistic metaphysics?
Substance Dualism
(T/F): Materialistic dualism says the mind is a “property” of the body; it is epiphenonmenal; the mind does NOT cause bodily activities; it is an effect of them.
True
What type of dualism agrees with the following statements:
- ) Body gives rise to the mind
- ) When the body dies the mind ceases to exist
- ) The mind is to the body as smoke is to fire
Property dualism
(T/F): Idealistic metaphysics says the mind, distinct from the body, is a REAL substance which can cause things to happen by acting.
True
What type of dualism agrees with the following statements:
- ) The mind can exist independent of the body (after death)
- ) Supports a theistic view; mind becomes equated with the soul or spirit
Substance Dualism
“Mind from Matter”
Property Dualism
“Mind in Matter”
Substance Dualism
“Mind and Matter”
Dualistic Interactionism
B.J. Palmer termed the mind/body dilemma the “_____ _______”.
“Great Divide”
