PHI 2010 Final FSU questions with complete solutions.docx

Locke's Theory of Personal Identity Correct Answer--A person is a self-conscious thing -The identity of a person over time consists in having the same consciousness/ memory Reid's Brave Office Objection Correct Answer-Transitivity of identity is requirement for any adequate theory of personal identity, yet an old general might forget what happened when he was a child -Possible solution: there is an indirect link between old man and him as a child Parfit on Personal Identity Correct Answer--Split Brain case? -Why is identity not what matters in survival? Divine Command Theory Correct Answer--The theory that holds that the truth of moral principles is established by God's command. -X is morally right/wrong only if it is commanded by God. Problems with Divine Command Theory Correct Answer--Arbitrariness - God never said child abuse or lying is wrong -Triviality of the goodness of God - this makes the goodness of God to seem less important, saying that something is good if God approves of it is saying he "approves" of himself -Wrong Reasons for Moral Principles - we often arrive at moral belief without relying on God's authority