Given That Parfit Is Aiming to Give a Reductionist Account

question 263

Multiple Choice

Given that Parfit is aiming to give a reductionist account of personal identity, what special burden does he face?

• A) He must show that none of the psychological connections that constitute psychological continuity presuppose the notion of personal identity
• B) He must really clearly explain what personal identity is
• C) He must draw connections between our notion of personal identity and other concepts
• D) He must explain what personal identity is only by referring to our mental states

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Definitions:

Behavioral

Pertaining to or concerned with the actions or activities of individuals, often studied to understand their motivations, decision-making processes, and patterns.

Affective

Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes, often used in psychology and marketing to describe emotional responses.

Reinforcement

In marketing, it refers to strategies aimed at encouraging the repetition of a desired consumer behavior.

Stimulus

A detectable change in the internal or external environment that can elicit or evoke a physiological response from an organism.