Philosophy 1050-020 Spring 2008                                                                    NAME:

Introduction to Philosophy

Reading Questionnaire #2

Due: TUESDAY, January 29, 2008

Perry: A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality, pp. 25-49

Please answer each question in 2-4 sentences.

1. According to Sam Miller on the "Second Night," what does memory have to do with our sense of personal identity over time?

2.Why does Gretchen Weirob refuse the "brain transplant" operation?  Would you also refuse to have it, if you were in Gretchen's position?