"Where Am I?" Self-Quiz

. With which operation is Dennett faced at the beginning of his story?

Being given two bodies he can consciously control at once

Having his brain hooked up to a new body

Having a new brain hooked up to his old body

Having his brain remotely control his body

. Why does Dennett reject the idea that he is where his body is?

Because he argues he is a new person after the operation

Because if Tom and Dick switch brains, Tom is the fellow with Dicks former body

Because it is obvious to him that he is wherever his brain is

Because he is nowhere

. Which of the following isnt an answer Dennett considers for his question Where am I?

He is where his brain is

He is where his body is

He is wherever he thinks he is

None of the above

. What revelation does Dennett have upon the failure of his post-operation mechanism?

That he is nowhere

That the soul is immaterial

That he is wherever his body is

That he is wherever his brain is

. In the case where Hubert and Yorick are both hooked up to two different bodies . . .

Dennett believes he would not survive; there would be two new people

Dennett believes he would survive as the duplicate brain and new body

Dennett believes he would survive; maybe as one or the other person

None of the above

. Dennett rejects physicalism.

TRUE

FALSE

. Dennett argues that he is where his body is.

TRUE

FALSE

. Dennett holds that he is where he thinks he is.

TRUE

FALSE

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