The persistence question asks whether or not there exists a momentary awareness of ourselves as agents.
Personal Identity

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Adriel Slaughter
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
True
False
Answer explanation
The persistence question in philosophy asks about the conditions under which a person remains the same person over time, not whether there is a momentary awareness of oneself as an agent; it focuses on the continuity of identity across different points in time.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
There are two main types of answer to the persistence question.
True
False
Answer explanation
In philosophy, there are two: "psychological continuity" views (based on memories and mental states) and "physical continuity" views (based on bodily continuity).
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
John Locke’s view of personal identity is a kind of psychological continuity view.
True
False
Answer explanation
Locke argued that personal identity is based on consciousness and memory, meaning that a person is the same person over time as long as they have a continuous stream of conscious experiences, which aligns with the concept of psychological continuity.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Locke, if our DNA always stayed the same, this would be a good answer to the persistence question.
True
False
Answer explanation
According to John Locke, our DNA staying the same would not be a good answer to the persistence question because he believed that personal identity is based on psychological continuity, meaning our conscious memories and experiences, not the physical matter of our bodies (including DNA), that make us who we are.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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DNA could serve as a good criterion of numerical identity.
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False
Answer explanation
DNA alone cannot serve as a good criterion of numerical identity because identical twins, for example, share the same DNA but are considered distinct individuals.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
One of the most difficult problems for the psychological continuity account is the fission problem.
True
False
Answer explanation
The "fission problem" is widely considered one of the most challenging issues for the psychological continuity account of personal identity, as it presents a scenario where a single person seemingly splits into two distinct individuals, creating a paradox regarding which one is the "original" person.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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The fact that we should fear torture to our body even if all of our psychological states have been transferred to a different body is supposed to provide support to the bodily continuity account of personal identity.
True
False
Answer explanation
The idea is that if we would still fear torture to our original body even if our mind is transferred elsewhere, it suggests that our sense of self is tied to our physical body, supporting the bodily continuity account of personal identity.
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