Q53
S1: Our ancestors thought that anything which moved itself was alive. P : The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines. Q : But a machine such as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked "Is man a machine?" R : And before the days of machinery that was a good definition. S : He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls. S6: Therefore some scientists think that life is just a very complicated mechanism. The Proper sequence should be:
A.
PRSQ
B.
RPQS
C.
PSQR
AnswerD.
RQPS
Answer: Option C
Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
The philosopher Descartes thought that both men and animals were machines. He also thought that the human machine was partly controlled by the soul action on a certain part of the brain, while animals had no souls. But a machine as a motorcar or a steamship moves itself, as soon as machines which moved themselves had been made, people asked “Is man a machine?” And before the days of machinery that was a good definition.