Nicole Evans expresses her philosophy as follows: “If the mind is identical to the brain, then personal freedom does not exist and humans are not responsible for their actions. If personal freedom does not exist, then the mind is identical to the brain. Either humans are responsible for their actions or the mind is not identical to the brain. If personal freedom exists, then humans are responsible for their actions.” Is it possible that Nicole’s philosophy makes sense? If so, what does it say about the mind, personal freedom, and responsibility? (M, P, H)

Use truth tables to obtain the answers to the following exercises. The letters to be used in constructing the truth tables are given in parentheses.