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Doing Philosophy: An Introduction Through Thought Experiments, 2/e
Theodore Schick, Muhlenberg College
Lewis Vaughn

The Problem of Personal Identity
You Can't Step Into the Same River Twice: Self as Process

Essay Quiz



1

Explain the brain theory of personal identity.
2

Explain why Parfit says that numerical identity is not what matters in survival?
3

Explain what split-brain experiments show about the brain theory.
4

Can personal identity consist in either psychological or physical continuity? Why or why not?
5

Explain the only x and y principle.