Philosophy / Unit 5 Philosophy 0208 worked example, 60 to 90 seconds
Testing a Theory of Identity
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The idea
Testing a theory of personal identity: extracting its criterion, running it through a scenario, and stress-testing with duplication.
In practice
The candidate: psychological continuity theory.
Where people slip
Run the clean scenario before the malfunction—a theory never tested on its best case has not been tested fairly either.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
Unlocks
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