"A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immorality" Self-Quiz

. What task does Weirob give to Miller?

To convince her that she will possibly survive her death

To convince her that she will probably survive her death

To convince her that she is the same person from one moment to the next

To convince her that it is possible for her to survive as two different bodies

. What problem does Weirob raise for the soul view that Miller suggests?

That it is unclear how he can know she has the same soul just because she looks the same

That it isn't obviously the case that only one immaterial soul has been associated with any give body

That judgments about the soul are mysterious

All of the above

. Miller argues that our ability to identify ourselves when we first wake up supports . . .

The idea that personal identity is not determined by our souls

The idea that personal identity is a matter of having the same body over time

The idea that personal identity is not a matter of having the same body over time

The idea that personal identity is determined by our souls

. How do person-stages need to be related to preserve identity, for Locke?

The later person-stage easily follows from the earlier one

Person-stages needed to belong to the same body

Person-stages needed to belong to the same soul

The later person-stage contains memories of the earlier one

. The case of Julia North raises a problem with which of the following views?

Locke's memory view

Weirob's body view

Miller's soul view

Cohen's memory view (Locke's view with a causal requirement)

. Weirob doesn't find the notion of a soul mysterious.

True

False

. Miller uses Kafka's Metamorphosis to raise worries about the view that personal identity is a matter of one having the same body over time.

True

False

. For John Locke, personal identity is a matter of one having the same soul over time.

True

False

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