Philosophy 2073F/G Study Guide - Final Guide: Suspended Animation, Permadeath, Brain Death
12 Oct 2013
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Anything highlighted in red were key points to study for my exam. Phaedo: philosophers, death and the immortality of the soul. Phaedo: socrates" execution by hemlock, surrounded by his students, socrates argues for two major points, the true philosopher has nothing to fear from death, the soul is immortal/indestructible. Four arguments for the immortality of the soul. Plato to perry: if we are going to survive death/be immortal/etc it had better be us that survives, perry rejects the idea of the survival of an identical being after death. 3 arguments: identity of souls is not sufficient, apparent continuity of memory is not sufficient, multiple copies argument, survival of death is possible, not certain. Continuity of memory: identity consists in the continuity of memory/consciousness, we are the same person we were in the past because we have the same memories, experiences, etc.
