In Parfit's Double Case, What Does He Imagine Happening

question 71

Multiple Choice

In Parfit's double case, what does he imagine happening?

• A) Each half of his brain is transplanted into a separate body, creating two new people.
• B) Half his brain is destroyed and the other half is transplanted into a new body.
• C) Half his brain is transplanted into a new body and the other half is left in his own.
• D) Parfit's brain is transplanted into his twin's body and his twin's into his body.

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