Exam 6: Identity

Locke argues that the same consciousness cannot partake of different material and immaterial substances.

The dispute between Morion and Bombos pertains to

According to Hume, questions concerning personal identity represent genuine philosophical difficulties rather than simply disputes over grammar.

In the story Smart describes, Bombos sent his ship to be refurbished with all new parts.

How does Locke's view lead to a contradiction?

Hume claims that memory has nothing to do with our idea of the self.

Locke saw the relationship between personal identity and bodily identity as

How does Parfit think we should revise our views about identity? An Essay Concerning Human Understanding John Locke

According to Hume, the self is

What do the single and double cases have in common?

Reid thinks that our convictions about personal identity are different than our convictions about the identity of objects.

Parfit thinks that a person exists as long as that person's body exists.

According to Parfit, if half his brain is transplanted, the new person is not really him.

What explanation does Reid give of our ordinary ways of speaking about the identity of objects? How does he block the inference that personal identity is just as messy?

Hume clams that the difficulties raised by issues of personal identity are

Parfit thinks that personal identity is of great rational and moral significance.

What is Bombos' main argument for why X = Y? Is it a good argument? Explain.

Perry claims that it is incoherent to suppose one's brain might be transplanted into another's body.

According to Parfit, personal identity is widely thought to have

How does Reid argue for the existence of a permanent self? Is it convincing? Explain.