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If two persons could inhabit the same body, would this show that animalism is false? Why or why not? |
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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? |
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If your memories were erased but your soul remained intact, would you still be the same person? Why or why not? |
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Explain why the possibility of a soul switch suggests that the soul theory is false. |
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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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How does William's thought experiment about Guy Fawkes undermine the psychological continuity theory? |
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What is the reduplication problem? |
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What does Parfit's transporter tale show about personal identity? |
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What is the insufficiency objection? |
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What is Locke's view of memory, crime, and personal identity? |
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Explain the brain theory of personal identity. |
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Explain why Parfit says that numerical identity is not what matters in survival? |
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Explain what split-brain experiments show about the brain theory. |
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Can personal identity consist in either psychological or physical continuity? Why or why not? |
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Explain the only x and y principle. |
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