PHL 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Subjunctive Possibility, Personal Identity, Bundle Theory
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Phl 100. 003, spring 2009: review for exam 2. Note: see review sheet 1 for disclaimers and general instructions, which still apply. Socrates" phaedo argument that the soul is simple and therefore indestructible. How science challenges the soul theory: the concept of a soul plays no essential role in science; and there is good evidence that thought depends on the brain. The three types of evidence offered for life after death: near-death experiences (moody), reincarnation (bridey. Murphy case, stevenson), and psychics communicating with the dead. Rachels" criticisms of that evidence: problems with the data, and alternative explanations of the data. The soul theory (plato, descartes, butler) and the bundle theory (hume, parfit) Arguments for the soul theory: the phaedo argument and the argument from the million dollar gambit. Arguments against the soul theory: from the elusive self (hume); from split-brain cases (parfit); from my division (parfit) Qualitative identity and numerical identity; college roommate case.
