Assignment Papers-What is the mind/body problem? How did Descartes explain the connection between the mental and
1. What is the mind/body problem? How did Descartes explain the connection between the mental and
the physical? What is Ryle’s criticism of Descartes’ view?
2. How does behaviorism explain the relation between the mental and the physical? What are the
problems with the behaviorist theory?
3. What is determinism? What is hard determinism? Why is hard determinism a challenge for our
understanding of moral responsibility?
4. Some philosophers believe that determinism and moral responsibility are compatible.
