With Wiggins' Division Case in Mind, What Does Parfit Suggest

question 142

Multiple Choice

With Wiggins' division case in mind, what does Parfit suggest?

• A) I survive as both people
• B) We should give up the language of personal identity
• C) I don't survive the operation
• D) I survive as one of the two people

Understand the role of cognitive psychology in exploring and explaining human thinking and knowledge representation.

Recognize the importance of language acquisition phases and the debate on critical periods for learning.

Learn about conditions affecting language comprehension and speech production.

Conceptualize how priming and the spread of activation influence thought processes.

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Definitions:

General Will

A concept in political philosophy, particularly within Rousseau's work, referring to the collective will of the citizens of a state that aims at the common good.

Sincerely Motivated

Describes actions or behaviors driven by genuine intentions or beliefs, absent of deceit or falsity.

Sense of Duty

A moral or mental obligation to perform or complete a task or adhere to a code, often beyond personal interests.

Categorical Imperative

A foundational concept in Immanuel Kant's moral philosophy that demands actions be universally applicable, acting as an unconditional moral law.