Question 1

A major problem for the Lockean is to explain which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Why persons should be punished and rewarded if "person" is a forensic term. 
B)  Why the relationship between the human and human animal doesn't entail an unwanted second thinker. 
C)  Why a person can survive the replacement of their organic parts with inorganic parts. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Why persons should be punished and rewarded if "person" is a forensic term. 
B)  Why the relationship between the human and human animal doesn't entail an unwanted second thinker. 
C)  Why a person can survive the replacement of their organic parts with inorganic parts. 
D)  All of the above. B

Question 2

Explain the charge that the reassembly account of resurrection will produce a duplicate of the deceased rather than restore the dead to life.

Accepted Answer

The charge that the reassembly account of resurrection will produce a duplicate of the deceased rather than restore the dead to life is based on the idea that if a person's physical body is reassembled or reconstructed after death, it would not truly be the same individual who lived and died. Instead, it would be a duplicate or copy of the original person, lacking the true essence or soul of the deceased.

This charge stems from philosophical and theological debates about the nature of identity, consciousness, and the soul. Proponents of this view argue that true resurrection involves the restoration of the individual's unique consciousness and identity, rather than simply recreating a physical body that resembles the deceased.

Critics of the reassembly account of resurrection also raise concerns about the ethical and metaphysical implications of creating duplicates of individuals, as it blurs the line between life and death, and raises questions about the nature of personal identity and the afterlife.

Ultimately, the charge against the reassembly account of resurrection highlights the complex and profound questions surrounding the concept of resurrection and what it truly means to restore the dead to life. It challenges us to consider the deeper implications of what it means to be truly resurrected and whether a mere physical reassembly can achieve that.

Question 3

Which of the following is a reason why it is easier to understand how the soul of the Pure Dualist can survive death than can the animal composed of just material parts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The soul is simple and can't decompose into its parts. 
B)  The soul is already distinct and separate from the living animal's body. 
C)  The deceased soul doesn't need to be reassembled. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  The soul is simple and can't decompose into its parts. 
B)  The soul is already distinct and separate from the living animal's body. 
C)  The deceased soul doesn't need to be reassembled. 
D)  All of the above. D

Question 4

Explain why the Hershenovs believe that their favored account of hylomorphic resurrection avoids the moral and metaphysical problems plaguing the Survivalist and Corruptionist accounts.

Accepted Answer

The Hershenovs believe that their favore

Question 5

Which of the following claims about the advocates of one of the two major Hylomorphic accounts of the Afterlife is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Survivalists believe that will we exist posthumously by becoming identical to our soul. 
B)  Corruptionists believe that we will exist as disembodied animals between the time of our death and the Resurrection. 
C)  Corruptionists believe that we will cease to exist between the time of our death and the Resurrection. 
D)  Survivalists believe that it is unfair for God to reward or punish any of us between our death and the Resurrection. 
A)  Survivalists believe that will we exist posthumously by becoming identical to our soul. 
B)  Corruptionists believe that we will exist as disembodied animals between the time of our death and the Resurrection. 
C)  Corruptionists believe that we will cease to exist between the time of our death and the Resurrection. 
D)  Survivalists believe that it is unfair for God to reward or punish any of us between our death and the Resurrection.

Question 6

Which of the following do the Hershenovs claim is a benefit to conceiving of the person as an immaterial soul rather than a material composite?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is easier to explain the unity of our experience as generated by a simple soul than by the interactions of the multiple components of a brain. 
B)  We can more clearly imagine our soul surviving the destruction of our body than we can imagine our body surviving the annihilation of our soul. 
C)  It is easier to conceive of ourselves as located outside of space than as located in the space occupied by our body. 
D)  It is easier to comprehend how one mental state causes another mental state than to comprehend how one bodily state causes another bodily state. 
A)  It is easier to explain the unity of our experience as generated by a simple soul than by the interactions of the multiple components of a brain. 
B)  We can more clearly imagine our soul surviving the destruction of our body than we can imagine our body surviving the annihilation of our soul. 
C)  It is easier to conceive of ourselves as located outside of space than as located in the space occupied by our body. 
D)  It is easier to comprehend how one mental state causes another mental state than to comprehend how one bodily state causes another bodily state.

Question 7

The hylomorphic account of the human animal makes which of the following identifications?

Accepted Answer

A)  The human person with the human soul. 
B)  The human person with the human animal. 
C)  The human soul with the human mind. 
D)  None of the above. 
A)  The human person with the human soul. 
B)  The human person with the human animal. 
C)  The human soul with the human mind. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 8

Why do the Hershenovs maintain that the secular might initially be attracted to Transhumanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It promises posthumous survival without positing the existence of a miracle performing God. 
B)  It means that no one will suffer in Hell. 
C)  There won't be any time period - like that conceived by Christians between death and the Resurrection - where we are separated from loved ones. 
D)  It posits that we are identical to a flesh and blood animal. 
A)  It promises posthumous survival without positing the existence of a miracle performing God. 
B)  It means that no one will suffer in Hell. 
C)  There won't be any time period - like that conceived by Christians between death and the Resurrection - where we are separated from loved ones. 
D)  It posits that we are identical to a flesh and blood animal.

Exam 7: The Possibility of an Afterlife

A major problem for the Lockean is to explain which of the following?

Explain the charge that the reassembly account of resurrection will produce a duplicate of the deceased rather than restore the dead to life.

Which of the following is a reason why it is easier to understand how the soul of the Pure Dualist can survive death than can the animal composed of just material parts?

Explain why the Hershenovs believe that their favored account of hylomorphic resurrection avoids the moral and metaphysical problems plaguing the Survivalist and Corruptionist accounts.

Which of the following claims about the advocates of one of the two major Hylomorphic accounts of the Afterlife is true?

Which of the following do the Hershenovs claim is a benefit to conceiving of the person as an immaterial soul rather than a material composite?

The hylomorphic account of the human animal makes which of the following identifications?

Why do the Hershenovs maintain that the secular might initially be attracted to Transhumanism?

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