Montero thinks we can sidestep the "body problem" by asking
A) whether the mental is non-mental, rather than whether the mental is physical.
B) whether the physical exists at all, rather than whether the physical includes the mental.
C) whether the physical and the nonphysical are really two aspects of the same thing.
D) whether the mental will be reduced to the physical in a completed physics.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Montero suggests that we can avoid the "body problem" by reframing the question of whether the mental is physical or non-physical as a question of whether the mental is non-mental. This means shifting the focus to a different dichotomy, which may yield a clearer understanding of the relationship between the mental and the non-mental. Therefore, the best answer is A.

Montero Thinks We Can Sidestep the "Body Problem" by Asking