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Of Identity and Diversity Multiple-Choice Quiz
John Locke
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According to Locke, the criterion for personal identity is continuity of
substance.
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body.
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consciousness.
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Both a and b
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Locke claims that if someone's consciousness were implanted into a new body, she would
remain the same person.
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acquire the personal identity of that body.
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become a third, distinct person.
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no longer be accountable for her past actions.
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According to Locke, a person is
a body.
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a thinking being.
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Both a and b
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None of the above
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Imagine that a prince's consciousness enters the body of a cobbler. According to Locke, the prince would
would remain accountable for his past actions.
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become accountable for the cobbler's past actions.
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become accountable for both his and the cobbler's past actions.
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No longer be accountable for any past actions.
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For Locke, "personal identity" refers to the
sameness of a feeling being.
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sameness of a rational being.
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diversity of a feeling being.
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diversity of a rational being.
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