Question 1

According to Locke, when we are born our minds are

Accepted Answer

A)  blank slates. 
B)  filled with innate ideas. 
C)  not prone to err. 
D)  in possession of memories of past lives. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  blank slates. 
B)  filled with innate ideas. 
C)  not prone to err. 
D)  in possession of memories of past lives. 
E)  none of these.

Question 2

The problem of personal identity is a species of the problem of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  change 
B)  relativism 
C)  naturalism 
D)  evolution 
E)  creationism 
A)  change 
B)  relativism 
C)  naturalism 
D)  evolution 
E)  creationism

Question 3

Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment is intended to show that

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A)  we should hold someone responsible for a crime only if she is numerically identical to the person who committed the crime. 
B)  if your character changes over time, perhaps you should not be held fully responsible for what you did in the past. 
C)  numerical identity is necessary for moral responsibility. 
D)  numerical identity is sufficient for moral responsibility. 
A)  we should hold someone responsible for a crime only if she is numerically identical to the person who committed the crime. 
B)  if your character changes over time, perhaps you should not be held fully responsible for what you did in the past. 
C)  numerical identity is necessary for moral responsibility. 
D)  numerical identity is sufficient for moral responsibility.

Question 4

Having the same body is

Accepted Answer

A)  necessary for personal identity. 
B)  sufficient for personal identity. 
C)  necessary and sufficient for personal identity. 
D)  neither necessary nor sufficient for personal identity. 
A)  necessary for personal identity. 
B)  sufficient for personal identity. 
C)  necessary and sufficient for personal identity. 
D)  neither necessary nor sufficient for personal identity.

Question 5

Remembering your high school graduation is an example of a ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  experiential 
B)  factual 
C)  vague 
D)  ambiguous 
E)  retrieved 
A)  experiential 
B)  factual 
C)  vague 
D)  ambiguous 
E)  retrieved

Question 6

According to St. Paul, a resurrected body in the afterlife will have all of the following qualities except:

Accepted Answer

A)  spiritual. 
B)  imperishable. 
C)  powerful. 
D)  glorious. 
E)  transparent. 
A)  spiritual. 
B)  imperishable. 
C)  powerful. 
D)  glorious. 
E)  transparent.

Question 7

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Shoemaker's Brain Transplant thought experiment is intended to show that the brain theory is incoherent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Resurrection is theoretically possible according to animalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to Parfit, numerical identity is important for survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Benjamin's Questionable Cure thought experiment is intended to show that mind and body are the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Locke, it's not possible for a person to switch bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Hume's theory of meaning, a term is meaningful only if the ideas it stands for are derived from:

Accepted Answer

A)  sensations 
B)  the Bible 
C)  theorems 
D)  physics 
E)  pre-cognition 
A)  sensations 
B)  the Bible 
C)  theorems 
D)  physics 
E)  pre-cognition

Question 14

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment shows that psychological continuity guarantees numerical identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Our bodies may contain atoms that once belonged to another human being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to soul theory, souls arenot:

Accepted Answer

A)  located in space 
B)  material 
C)  perceivable 
D)  linked to any observable characteristics 
E)  all of these 
A)  located in space 
B)  material 
C)  perceivable 
D)  linked to any observable characteristics 
E)  all of these

Question 17

Williams's Reduplication Argument thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is not a sufficient condition for personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that there is no contradiction in Locke's theory of personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Williams's Reincarnation of Guy Fawkes thought experiment is intended to

Accepted Answer

A)  support the psychological continuity theory. 
B)  raise questions about the psychological continuity theory. 
C)  question historical facts about Guy Fawkes. 
D)  prove the reality of reincarnation. 
A)  support the psychological continuity theory. 
B)  raise questions about the psychological continuity theory. 
C)  question historical facts about Guy Fawkes. 
D)  prove the reality of reincarnation.

Question 20

The possibility of body switches shows that having the same body is not necessary for personal identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Locke, when we are born our minds are

The problem of personal identity is a species of the problem of _____.

Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment is intended to show that

Having the same body is

Remembering your high school graduation is an example of a ____ memory.

According to St. Paul, a resurrected body in the afterlife will have all of the following qualities except:

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity.

Shoemaker's Brain Transplant thought experiment is intended to show that the brain theory is incoherent.

Resurrection is theoretically possible according to animalism.

According to Parfit, numerical identity is important for survival.

Benjamin's Questionable Cure thought experiment is intended to show that mind and body are the same thing.

According to Locke, it's not possible for a person to switch bodies.

According to Hume's theory of meaning, a term is meaningful only if the ideas it stands for are derived from:

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment shows that psychological continuity guarantees numerical identity.

Our bodies may contain atoms that once belonged to another human being.

According to soul theory, souls arenot:

Williams's Reduplication Argument thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is not a sufficient condition for personal identity.

The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that there is no contradiction in Locke's theory of personal identity.

Williams's Reincarnation of Guy Fawkes thought experiment is intended to

The possibility of body switches shows that having the same body is not necessary for personal identity.

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Exam 4: The Problem of Personal Identity

According to Locke, when we are born our minds are

The problem of personal identity is a species of the problem of _____.

Parfit's Reformed Nobelist thought experiment is intended to show that

Having the same body is

Remembering your high school graduation is an example of a ____ memory.

According to St. Paul, a resurrected body in the afterlife will have all of the following qualities except:

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is sufficient for personal identity.

Shoemaker's Brain Transplant thought experiment is intended to show that the brain theory is incoherent.

Resurrection is theoretically possible according to animalism.

According to Parfit, numerical identity is important for survival.

Benjamin's Questionable Cure thought experiment is intended to show that mind and body are the same thing.

According to Locke, it's not possible for a person to switch bodies.

According to Hume's theory of meaning, a term is meaningful only if the ideas it stands for are derived from:

Parfit's Transporter Tale thought experiment shows that psychological continuity guarantees numerical identity.

Our bodies may contain atoms that once belonged to another human being.

According to soul theory, souls arenot:

Williams's Reduplication Argument thought experiment is intended to show that psychological continuity is not a sufficient condition for personal identity.

The Brave Officer and Senile General thought experiment is intended to show that there is no contradiction in Locke's theory of personal identity.

Williams's Reincarnation of Guy Fawkes thought experiment is intended to

The possibility of body switches shows that having the same body is not necessary for personal identity.

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

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