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I'm working on a philosophy question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
Analyze the following seven arguments by completing these steps:
Identify the premises and the conclusion.
Determine which, if any, of the following deductive argument forms is used:• application of a general rule • modus ponens • modus tollens • disjunctive syllogism
- Evaluate the truth of the premises to the best of your ability.
- ARGUMENT 1
For if the brain is a machine of ten billion nerve cells and the mind can somehow be explained as the summed activity of a finite number of chemical and electrical reactions, [then] boundaries limit the human prospect—we are biological and our souls cannot fly free.
—Edward O. Wilson, On Human Nature