PHILOS 1E03 Lecture 4: phil tutorial feb 11 and 25th.docx
24 Apr 2014
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Make points, proved thesis, consider counter argument problems. Epiphenomenalism believes mind is a byproduct of the brain; thoughts cannot influence behaviour; physical causes mental; mental does not control physical criticism: mental does influence physical. John locke- persistence conditions- conditions to persist over time; inanimate bodies (can shift with the loss of one atom) and living bodies (loss of cells does not influence identity) Human beings(biological entity) and persons (thing with consciousness and awareness concept of i) Focuses on memory; amnesia relates to support for belief, notion of testimony. Parfit- neo-lockean; more recent and theory based on foundations of locke"s theory of personal identity; survival not numerical identity but continuity of overlapping chains. Ex: tele-transporter device: thought experiment to get you thinking and the goal is to bring out intuitive thoughts of transportation; he says duplication on another planet. Divergences from locke: one can split into two, and continuity comes in degree can be ambiguous.
