Question
This book considers the case of a prince taking over the body of a cobbler. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this book that put forward a theory of identity based on memory or psychological continuity and helped popularize the notion of tabula rasa.
ANSWER: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
[10h] This philosopher considered cases similar to John Locke’s prince–cobbler example in his book Philosophical Explanations, where he put forth a “closest continuer” theory of identity and a “truth-tracking” theory of knowledge.
ANSWER: Robert Nozick
[10e] Nozick discussed this thought experiment after imagining the Vienna Circle splitting up. Marc Cohen used Locke’s socks as a modern version of this thought experiment about a vessel that is stripped of its planks and rebuilt.
ANSWER: Ship of Theseus [or Theseus’s Paradox]
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Summary
| 2024 ACF Winter at Lehigh | 2024-11-16 | Y | 7 | 14.29 | 100% | 14% | 29% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at Ohio State | 2024-11-16 | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2024 ACF Winter at UBC | 2024-11-16 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 0% | 100% |
Data
| UBC A | UW A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |