Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 4

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 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Patients who have undergone split brain surgery:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 8

According to Locke, Personal identity consists in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 16

A quasi-memory is

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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 19

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.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If two things are numerically identical, then they

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Patients who have undergone split brain surgery:

According to Locke, Personal identity consists in

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

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

The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that

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

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

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

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

A quasi-memory is

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

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

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.

If two things are numerically identical, then they

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Exam 4: The Problem of Personal Identity

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

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

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

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

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

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

Patients who have undergone split brain surgery:

According to Locke, Personal identity consists in

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

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

The Vegetable Case thought experiment is intended to show that

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

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

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

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

A quasi-memory is

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

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

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.

If two things are numerically identical, then they

The Philosophical Enterprise

The Mind-Body Problem

Free Will and Determinism

The Problem of Relativism and Morality

The Problem of Evil and the Existence of God

The Problem of Skepticism and Knowledge

Filters