Intro to Philosophy Final 7

Statement: All of the capacities once attributed to the soul are now being fruitfully studied as brain processes.
Explanation: If all of the capacities once attributed to the soul are brain processes, then the soul is unnecessary.
Evaluation: If the soul is unnecessary, then Physicalism is true. Physicalism is true.

Murphy’s argument for Physicalism
-All of the capacities once attributed to the soul are now being fruitfully studied as brain processes.
-If all of the capacities once attributed to the soul are brain processes, then the soul is unnecessary.
-If the soul is unnecessary, then Physicalism is true. Physicalism is true.

Murphy’s argument for Physicalism
-Order approach: in his family, the boy is missing complete order, therefore is not in the good life
-Autonomy approach in pleasentville, however, the boy is not totally satisfied there
-Boy is satisfied with shalom, a presence of right relationships with himself, his family, his sister, and the tv repairman… I guess

Application to pleasantville(Approaches to a good life)

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Intro to Philosophy Final 7

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Intro to Philosophy Final 7

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