Tuesday 4/17

Robot Persons II

Assignments

• Term Paper Rough Draft Due

Readings

Texts

• John Locke, "Of Identity and Diversity"
• Sydney Shoemaker, "Personal Identity and Memory"
• Daniel Dennett, "Where Am I?"

Lecture Quiz Questions

Note that the questions below refer to our readings and discussion from Thursday, 4/12.

• What is the problem of personhood? What suggestions would you offer for some individually necessary conditions on personhood?
• What is the problem of personal persistence?
• What is the problem of personal identity?
• What are identity conditions, and why do they matter? Be sure to explain your answer using examples.