18. Suppose that, unbeknownst to me, the soul of a WWI war criminal was attached

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18. Suppose that, unbeknownst to me, the soul of a WWI war criminal was attached to my body at birth. At first glance at least, according to the of personal identity, I should be held responsible for the war criminal's actions because a. psychological continuity theory, according to this theory, souls guarantee psychological continuity. b. soul theory; according to this theory, the war criminal and I are psychologically continuous. c. soul theory; according to this theory, I am numerically identical to the WWI war criminal. d. body theory, according to this theory, identity of soul is sufficient for identity of body. 19. The Body Theory faces a potential problem (discussed in lecture) involving corpses. According to the given argument against the Body Theory: a. we cease to exist when we die, but our bodies typically do not. b. bodies are divisible, but we are not. c. we have mental properties, but our bodies do not. d. my body and I are made of different matter. e. corpses are made out of matter, but we are not. 20. Suppose that Nestor was an ancient Greek warrior who committed many crimes. Further, suppose that I exist in 2018 and have no memory of doing what Nestor did. Finally, suppose that Nestor and I have the same soul. It follows that: a. Nestor and I have different brains. b. Nestor and I have the same brain. c. if I am the same person as Nestor, then the soul theory is true. d. if the soul theory is true, then I am the same person as Nestor.

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18. A. Psychological continuity theory; souls guarantees psychological continuity. According to Locke the retention of memory acts as continuation.

19. C. we have mental properties but our bodies do not.

This was presented by locke wherein he said that consciousness is what determines a person personal identity not the body or the mind.

20. C. If I am the same person as Nestor than the soul theory is true.

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