If Neuroscience Makes Progress, Then the Mind Is the Brain

question 140

Multiple Choice

If neuroscience makes progress, then the mind is the brain. If the mind is soul-like, then rational thought is inexplicable. If neuroscience does not progress, then the mind is soul- like. If philosophy of mind is vacuous, then the mind is not the brain and rational thought is explicable. So, philosophy of mind is not vacuous.
-Which of the following is the best translation into PL of this argument?

• A) N ⊃ M S ⊃ R
• ∼N ⊃ M
• V ⊃ (∼M • R) / ∼V
• B) N ⊃ M S ⊃ R
• N ⊃ M
• V ⊃ (∼M • R) / ∼V
• C) N ⊃ M S ⊃ ∼R
• ∼N ⊃ S
• V ⊃ (∼M • R) / ∼V
• D) N ⊃ M S ⊃ ∼R
• ∼N ⊃ S
• V ⊃ ∼M / ∼V
• E) N ⊃ M M ⊃ ∼R
• ∼N ⊃ M
• (V ⊃ ∼M) • R / ∼V

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