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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn
The Problem of Personal Identity
We are Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On: Self as Substance

Essay Quiz



1

If two persons could inhabit the same body, would this show that animalism is false? Why or why not?
2

If your DNA were fused with that of a cat so that eventually you had the body of a cat (and your mind was left intact), would this show that animalism is true? Why or why not?
3

If your memories were erased but your soul remained intact, would you still be the same person? Why or why not?
4

Explain why the possibility of a soul switch suggests that the soul theory is false.
5

Explain John Hick’s point about souls and how heredity and environment seem to account for all of an individual’s character traits.








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