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Thinking Critically and Philosophy - Quiz 8

Case Study: "Where Is Joseph Creeley?"

This quiz is worth 5 points. You will have 3 attempts. The highest score will count.

Does the brain surgeon think that the Joseph Creeley in the courtroom is the same “person” who committed
murder and attempted murder?
a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

Does Joseph Creeley, after surgery, remember the incident in which he killed a store owner and nearly killed the
store owner’s wife?
a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

Why does Joseph Creeley’s lawyer have the priest from the parochial school testify?

a) Why does Joseph Creeley’s lawyer have the priest from the parochial school testify?

b) To show that Joseph Creeley is really sorry for killing the man and crippling the woman.

c) To show that Joseph Creeley had a really tough upbringing and the jury should sympathize.

d) To show that Joseph Creeley was always a bad kid.

e) None of the above.

What theory of personal identity is advocated by Joseph Creeley’s lawyer?

a) Locke’s Theory

b) Hobbes’ Theory

c) Hume’s Theory

d) Descartes’ Theory

e) None of the above.

Is Joseph Creeley found “guilty” at the end of the show?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Unknown

Which personal identity theorist would say that Joseph Creeley’s identity is bound with his God given soul?
a) Locke’s Theory

b) Hobbes’ Theory

c) Hume’s Theory

d) Descartes’ Theory

e) None of the above.

Does the Joseph Creeley in the court room (--after surgery--) remember any of his crimes?
a) Yes

b) No

Would David Hume argue that the Joseph Creeley before the surgery is the same person as the Joseph
Creeley after the surgery?
a) Yes

b) No

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Is the detective, Adam Flint, sympathetic towards Joseph Creeley?

a) Yes

b) No

What theory of personal identity is advocated by the state’s District Attorney?

a) Locke’s Theory

b) Hobbes’ Theory

c) Hume’s Theory

d) Descartes’ Theory

e) None of the above.

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