Question 1

The desire for the Astros to win the World Series is called a ____ desire.

Accepted Answer

A)  communal 
B)  social 
C)  personal 
D)  impersonal 
E)  relative 
A)  communal 
B)  social 
C)  personal 
D)  impersonal 
E)  relative

Question 2

The King of China thought experiment is intended to show that who we are seems intimately connected to our bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the insufficiency objection to memory theory, our personal identity is determined by our memories and our ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  souls 
B)  bodies 
C)  brains 
D)  desires 
E)  all of these 
A)  souls 
B)  bodies 
C)  brains 
D)  desires 
E)  all of these

Question 4

Which of the following is an accidental property of a textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  red cover 
B)  pages 
C)  words 
D)  binding 
E)  none of these 
A)  red cover 
B)  pages 
C)  words 
D)  binding 
E)  none of these

Question 5

A memory of an event that either didn't happen or that was not caused by the event it records is a ____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A)  real 
B)  apparent 
C)  imposter 
D)  virtual 
E)  echo 
A)  real 
B)  apparent 
C)  imposter 
D)  virtual 
E)  echo

Question 6

Olson's Transplant Case thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  body switches are logically possible. 
B)  animalists believe body switches are possible. 
C)  you can't exist in anything other than your own body. 
D)  you are your brain. 
A)  body switches are logically possible. 
B)  animalists believe body switches are possible. 
C)  you can't exist in anything other than your own body. 
D)  you are your brain.

Question 7

Reid's Brave Office and Senile General thought experiment shows that Locke's theory of personal identity violates the principle of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  transitivity 
B)  excluded middle 
C)  parsimony 
D)  uncertainty 
E)  relativity 
A)  transitivity 
B)  excluded middle 
C)  parsimony 
D)  uncertainty 
E)  relativity

Question 8

Locke's Tale of the Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment shows that:

Accepted Answer

A)  persons are not identical to their bodies because of the possibility of body switches. 
B)  the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. 
C)  corruption occurs on all levels of society. 
D)  personal identity is irrelevant to moral responsibility. 
E)  a person is identical to his or her own body. 
A)  persons are not identical to their bodies because of the possibility of body switches. 
B)  the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. 
C)  corruption occurs on all levels of society. 
D)  personal identity is irrelevant to moral responsibility. 
E)  a person is identical to his or her own body.

Question 9

Parfit's Division thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  the brain theory is probably true. 
B)  split brains cannot occur. 
C)  brains can never be physically continuous. 
D)  the brain theory must be mistaken. 
A)  the brain theory is probably true. 
B)  split brains cannot occur. 
C)  brains can never be physically continuous. 
D)  the brain theory must be mistaken.

Question 10

Unger's Great Pain thought experiment is intended to show that

Accepted Answer

A)  animalism is true. 
B)  body switches are technically feasible. 
C)  animalism is FALSE. 
D)  individuals are identical to their bodies. 
A)  animalism is true. 
B)  body switches are technically feasible. 
C)  animalism is FALSE. 
D)  individuals are identical to their bodies.

Question 11

If someone offered you a billion dollars on the condition that all of your memories would be erased, would you take it? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No, I would not take the billion dollars

Question 12

In his study of multiple-personality disorder, Dr. Putnam has discovered that different personalities ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  change voices 
B)  have different brain waves 
C)  "lose time" during periods when other personalities take over 
D)  all of these 
A)  change voices 
B)  have different brain waves 
C)  "lose time" during periods when other personalities take over 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Lock claims that if you have no memory of doing something, you shouldn't be held responsible for it? Is this plausible? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The idea that someone should not be held

The desire for the Astros to win the World Series is called a ____ desire.

The King of China thought experiment is intended to show that who we are seems intimately connected to our bodies.

According to the insufficiency objection to memory theory, our personal identity is determined by our memories and our ____.

Which of the following is an accidental property of a textbook?

A memory of an event that either didn't happen or that was not caused by the event it records is a ____ memory.

Olson's Transplant Case thought experiment is intended to show that

Reid's Brave Office and Senile General thought experiment shows that Locke's theory of personal identity violates the principle of ______.

Locke's Tale of the Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment shows that:

Parfit's Division thought experiment is intended to show that

Unger's Great Pain thought experiment is intended to show that

If someone offered you a billion dollars on the condition that all of your memories would be erased, would you take it? Why or why not?

In his study of multiple-personality disorder, Dr. Putnam has discovered that different personalities ____.

Lock claims that if you have no memory of doing something, you shouldn't be held responsible for it? Is this plausible? Why or why not?

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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Exam 4: The Problem of Personal Identity

The desire for the Astros to win the World Series is called a ____ desire.

The King of China thought experiment is intended to show that who we are seems intimately connected to our bodies.

According to the insufficiency objection to memory theory, our personal identity is determined by our memories and our ____.

Which of the following is an accidental property of a textbook?

A memory of an event that either didn't happen or that was not caused by the event it records is a ____ memory.

Olson's Transplant Case thought experiment is intended to show that

Reid's Brave Office and Senile General thought experiment shows that Locke's theory of personal identity violates the principle of ______.

Locke's Tale of the Prince and the Cobbler thought experiment shows that:

Parfit's Division thought experiment is intended to show that

Unger's Great Pain thought experiment is intended to show that

If someone offered you a billion dollars on the condition that all of your memories would be erased, would you take it? Why or why not?

In his study of multiple-personality disorder, Dr. Putnam has discovered that different personalities ____.

Lock claims that if you have no memory of doing something, you shouldn't be held responsible for it? Is this plausible? Why or why not?

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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