Explain What Parfit Means by the Bodily Criterion

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Essay

Explain what Parfit means by the bodily criterion. Is this a good way to determine personal identity? Why or why not?

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

Our tendency to recall best the last (recency effect) and first (primacy effect) items in a list.

Cerebellum

The “little brain” at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output and balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory.

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures linked to the thalamus in the base of the brain and involved in coordination of movement.

Temporal Lobe

is a region of the brain located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres, involved in processing auditory information and encoding memory.