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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 Ans...

PHL 116 Bioethics Exam 1 Study Guide questions with verified Solutions | Latest updated | Rated A+ Finnis thinks abortion is ALWAYS wrong because every fetus... - is an organic unity Tooley argues that neonates (infants) do NOT have a right to life. - True According to the McCaughey's, who was responsible for the ensuring of the health of their fetuses? - God According to the author, Pence, not selectively reducing the fetuses exposed each to greater harm. - True What desires does Tooley t...

Finnis thinks abortion is ALWAYS wrong because every fetus... correct answer: is an organic unity Tooley argues that neonates (infants) do NOT have a right to life. correct answer: True According to the McCaughey's, who was responsible for the ensuring of the health of their fetuses? correct answer: God According to the author, Pence, not selectively reducing the fetuses exposed each to greater harm. correct answer: True What desires does Tooley think is necessary for a right to...

Descartes' Conception of Sameness of Person - ANSWER-Rationalist. We get our knowledge from purely intellectual ideas, not from our senses. Wax Example used for evidence to this argument: Describes the wax's characteristics--shape, color, texture, size, smell, sound--and points out that all these characteristics change when the wax gets close to the fire. Is it the same wax if it no longer holds up the same properties as before? Yes. The wax is not wax because its a certain shape, a certain...

Purdy correct answer: "Conception can sometimes be morally wrong on grounds of genetic information, although the judgment will not apply to those who accept the moral legitimacy of abortion and are willing to employ prenatal screening and selective abortion." Risk (there are risks to procreate and therefore it shouldn't always be permissible. Purdy ) correct answer: a. Because of environmental conditions or poverty b. Because you live in a civil war/ lack of social services c. Beca...

Course notes are from David Alexnader's Phil 201, Spring semester class. These notes go over everything talked about in the Personal Identity module.

This document outlines the question of personal identity via exploring different arguments with the IB philosophy paper 1 in mind.

Essay about the Repugnant Conclusion, receiving a 1st

This document is a summary of Parfit's Reasons and Persons regarding Chapters 10 - 13

In depth document containing details on the following topics: 1. The Mind-Body Problem 2. Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem Including: The Identity Theory, Functionalism, Computational Theory of Mind 3. The Problem of Other Minds - Solipsism and private phenomena 4. The Problem of Personal Identity - Parfit and Locke This document contains evaluation about the extent to which a theory/ view is coherent and reliable.