PHILOSOPHY 101 FINAL EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nnis nnvulnerable nnto nnthe
nncriticism nnthat nnor nnphysical nnbeings nncompletely nnchange nnover nntime? nn-
nnAnswerBody nnTheory
Suppose nnthat nna nnman nnwas nngiven nna nncompletely nnnew nnset nnof nnthoughts,
nnmemories, nnand nnskills, nn(say, nnby nnirreversible nnhypnosis) nnyet nnretained nnhis
nnpersonal nnidentity nnafter nnthis nnprocedure. nnWhich nntheory nnof nnpersonal nnidentity
nnwould nnthis nnpose nnthe nnstrongest nnchallenge nnto? nn- nnAnswerMemory nnTheory
I nnbelieve nnthat nnlife nnafter nndeath nnis nnpossible. nnWhich nnof nnthe nnfollowing
nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nndo nnI nnmost nnlikely nnadvocate? nn- nnAnswerThe
nnSoul nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity, nnif nntrue, nnmakes nnit
nndifficult nnto nnunderstand nnwhy nnwe nnwould nnhold nnpeople nnresponsible nnfor
nnwrongdoings nndone nnmany nnyears nnin nnthe nnpast? nn- nnAnswerThe nnIllusion
nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nnexplains nnpersonal
nnidentity nnvia nna nnchain nnof nnlinking nnpsychological nnstates? nn- nnAnswerMemory
nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnpairs nnare nnnumerically nnidentical? nn- nnAnswer"The nnsum
nnof nn2 nn+ nn2" nnand nnthe nnnumber nn"4"
True nnor nnFalse? nnPhilosophical nnquestions nnconcerning nnpersonal nnidentity nnare
nncentrally nnconcerned nnwith nnnumerical, nnrather nnthan nnqualitative nnidentity. nn-
nnAnswerTrue
True nnor nnfalse? nnBernard nnWilliams's nn"body nnexchange/mind nnswap" nnthought
nnexperiment nnis nndesigned nnto nnsupport nnthe nnsoul nntheory nnof nnpersonal nnidentity.
nn- nnAnswerFalse
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nnis nnvulnerable nnto nnthe
nncriticism nnthat nnor nnphysical nnbeings nncompletely nnchange nnover nntime? nn-
nnAnswerBody nnTheory
Suppose nnthat nna nnman nnwas nngiven nna nncompletely nnnew nnset nnof nnthoughts,
nnmemories, nnand nnskills, nn(say, nnby nnirreversible nnhypnosis) nnyet nnretained nnhis
nnpersonal nnidentity nnafter nnthis nnprocedure. nnWhich nntheory nnof nnpersonal nnidentity
nnwould nnthis nnpose nnthe nnstrongest nnchallenge nnto? nn- nnAnswerMemory nnTheory
I nnbelieve nnthat nnlife nnafter nndeath nnis nnpossible. nnWhich nnof nnthe nnfollowing
nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nndo nnI nnmost nnlikely nnadvocate? nn- nnAnswerThe
nnSoul nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity, nnif nntrue, nnmakes nnit
nndifficult nnto nnunderstand nnwhy nnwe nnwould nnhold nnpeople nnresponsible nnfor
nnwrongdoings nndone nnmany nnyears nnin nnthe nnpast? nn- nnAnswerThe nnIllusion
nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nntheories nnof nnpersonal nnidentity nnexplains nnpersonal
nnidentity nnvia nna nnchain nnof nnlinking nnpsychological nnstates? nn- nnAnswerMemory
nnTheory
Which nnof nnthe nnfollowing nnpairs nnare nnnumerically nnidentical? nn- nnAnswer"The nnsum
nnof nn2 nn+ nn2" nnand nnthe nnnumber nn"4"
True nnor nnFalse? nnPhilosophical nnquestions nnconcerning nnpersonal nnidentity nnare
nncentrally nnconcerned nnwith nnnumerical, nnrather nnthan nnqualitative nnidentity. nn-
nnAnswerTrue
True nnor nnfalse? nnBernard nnWilliams's nn"body nnexchange/mind nnswap" nnthought
nnexperiment nnis nndesigned nnto nnsupport nnthe nnsoul nntheory nnof nnpersonal nnidentity.
nn- nnAnswerFalse