Homework on Olson, Was I ever a fetus?


All answers must be in your own words.


1. Why, according to the "Standard View," were you never a fetus? (2pts) (1-2 sentences)

2. a. Why, according to Olson, must the Standard View either adopt the Termination View or the Co-Location view? (2pts) (1-2 sentences)
b. Why, according to Olson, is the Termination View implausible? (2pt) (1-2 sentences)
c. Why, according to Olson, is the Co-location View implausible? (2pt) (1-3 sentences)

3. Explain the view of personal identity that Olson advocates. Does this view say that you were once a fetus? How? (2pts)