Human Nature
An argument among philosophers in which the origin of behavior is considered to be from the environment or biology
What is Nature V Nurture?
This Gorilla learned sign language and is used in many arguments for the personhood of non-human animals
Who is Koko the Gorilla
One benefit of Materialism is that it is consistent with this understanding of the brain and evidence due to it's emphasis on the physical.
What is scientific
The idea that free will does exist and that undetermined choices can be made
What is Libertarianism
This is the theory that psychological states such as memories and desires are proof of personal identity
Psychological Continuity Theory
Thomas Hobbes believed all humans were..
What is Inherent Selfishness
This philosopher argues for the rights of non-human animal person hood based on the capacity to suffer and feel pain
Who is Peter Singer?
Idealism is the idea that reality is entirely mental and falls under the category of this philosophical concept
What is Monism
Laplace created this thought experiment that describes an all knowing entity being able to predict the future due to everything being predetermined.
What is Laplace's Demon
The Ship of what raises questions about identity when all parts of an object are replaced
What is the Theseus
Charles Darwin posited this theory regarding the survival of more advantageous organisms.
What is Natural Selection?
Alan Turing's creation of the Turing Test that used the intellectual capacity of machines to determine person hood was rivaled by the creation of this thought experiment
What is the Chinese Room by Searle
The idea that there are two distinct substances, the mind and body, the mind exists as a nonphysical consciousness and the body exists as material substances
What is Metaphysical Dualism
What is Compatabalism
In John Locke's Theory of Memory, he suggests that identity is tied to what
What is memory continuity
The blank slate theory was the idea posed by this philosopher that stated that humans are born with no innate characteristics and behavior is determined by environmental interactions
Who is John Locke?
Questions regarding the treatment of AI and conscious AI entities, their autonomy, and potential impact relate to this idea of person hood
What are the ethical implications of AI personhood
This concept describes the doubts about our ability to know whether other beings possess minds and subjective experiences similar to our own.
What is the Problem of Other Minds
Compatabalism emphasizes the importance of this
What is Decision-making
Who created the Teletransporter thought experiment?
Who is Derek Parfit?
Arguments against animal personhood question this factor that would be necessary to qualify them as persons
What is Cognitive Capacity
This thought experiment raises questions about whether subjective experiences (qualia) can be fully understood through physical knowledge alone.
What is Mary and the White and Black Room
David Hume rejects the notion of a unified self and argued that personal identity was defined by this.
What are perceptions and experiences