Question 1

Kant's Soul Switch thought experiment is intended to show that a person is identical to his or her soul.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Olson's Transplant Case thought experiment is intended to show that your identity resides in your brain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)   you can exist without a body.
B)   you are your mind.
C)   what makes you you is your body, not your mind.
D)   animalism is unfounded.

Question 4

______ conditions are those conditions that must be met in order for something to retain its numerical identity over time.

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A)   Identity
B)   Quantitative
C)   Mathematical
D)   Relational
E)   Fixed

Question 5

According to Locke, the identity conditions for persons are the same as for any mass of matter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The possibility of double occupancy shows that having the same body is not sufficient for personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to animalism, a person who has undergone split brain surgery is still the same person as before.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Reid's example of the brave officer and the senile general shows that Locke's memory theory is inconsistent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

If two things are numerically identical, then they

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A)   have the same number of parts.
B)   are one and the same thing.
C)   are immutable.
D)   must have different qualities.
E)   are similar, but unrelated.

Question 10

Parfit's Division thought experiment is intended to show that the brain theory is probably true.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Locke, Personal identity consists in

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A)   having the same identical substance.
B)   having the same body.
C)   having the same brain.
D)   having the same consciousness (memories) .

Question 12

A quasi-memory is

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A)   an apparent memory.
B)   a fuzzy real memory.
C)   an apparent memory that's caused in the right way by a real event.
D)   a real memory that you've forgotten.

Question 13

The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)   memories have nothing to do with personal identity.
B)   there is no contradiction in Locke's theory of personal identity.
C)   TRUE memories can never be lost.
D)   Locke's theory of personal identity leads to a contradiction.

Question 14

Williams's Reduplication Argument thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)   psychological continuity is a sufficient condition for personal identity.
B)   psychological continuity is not a sufficient condition for personal identity.
C)   psychological continuity is too strong to constitute personal identity.
D)   personal identity is a one-to-many relation.

Question 15

Parfit's division, where each hemisphere of his brain is transplanted into the skull of one of his identical triplets, shows that psychological continuity is not sufficient for numerical identity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Patients who have undergone split brain surgery:

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A)   develop two separate spheres of consciousness.
B)   rarely live longer than a week.
C)   are unable to look into a mirror.
D)   lose their emotions.
E)   have vivid and uncontrollable dreams.

Question 17

Benjamin's Questionable Cure thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)   mind and body are the same thing.
B)   whatever the word "I" refers to, it doesn't refer to the body.
C)   the mind can exist without the body.
D)   the word "I" refers to the body.

Question 18

Which theory of personal identity rules out any sort of splitting?

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A)   nonbranching
B)   closest continuer
C)   impressible
D)   singular
E)   thread

Question 19

Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment suggests that numerical identity is neither necessary nor sufficient for moral responsibility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that you are what you eat.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Problem of Personal Identity

Olson's Transplant Case thought experiment is intended to show that your identity resides in your brain.

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The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that you are what you eat.

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According to Locke, Personal identity consists in

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A quasi-memory is

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Benjamin's Questionable Cure thought experiment is intended to show that

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Parfit's division, where each hemisphere of his brain is transplanted into the skull of one of his identical triplets, shows that psychological continuity is not sufficient for numerical identity.

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Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment suggests that numerical identity is neither necessary nor sufficient for moral responsibility.

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______ conditions are those conditions that must be met in order for something to retain its numerical identity over time.

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Parfit's Division thought experiment is intended to show that the brain theory is probably true.

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The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that

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Patients who have undergone split brain surgery:

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Kant's Soul Switch thought experiment is intended to show that a person is identical to his or her soul.

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The possibility of double occupancy shows that having the same body is not sufficient for personal identity.

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If two things are numerically identical, then they

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The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that

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According to animalism, a person who has undergone split brain surgery is still the same person as before.

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Reid's example of the brave officer and the senile general shows that Locke's memory theory is inconsistent.

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According to Locke, the identity conditions for persons are the same as for any mass of matter.

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Which theory of personal identity rules out any sort of splitting?

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Williams's Reduplication Argument thought experiment is intended to show that

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