In the article by Alfred C. Lent (Chapter 12 in the text), Lent takes the body-s

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In the article by Alfred C. Lent (Chapter 12 in the text), Lent takes the body-swap intuition" as a test case for how we think about personal identity What is the body-swap intuitsion? Explain how the body-swap intuition arises from the "received view" about personal identity, that is, that personal identity is given with psychological continuity or continuity of consciousness David Parft argues that consciousness is identical with brain process, and justfies this by an appeal to the body swap intuition Summarize Parfit's three step argument Lent cniticizes Parfit's argument on grounds that it neglects the deeply body-based and deeply historical situations we actually have. Summarize Lent's argument (primarily from pp 149 and following, although you may want to reference Who Is Juha What conclusions have you reached about personal idenity? Is it identical wth continuity of consciousness, as, in different ways, Descartes, Hume, and Parfit have all argued? Or do you agree with Lent that our body as bearing a history is integral to our idenbty? Write an essay of approximately 300-350 words. A good answer will show a detailed understanding of the different arguments

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Number of students in a survey = 150

Number of students uses laptop in class to take notes = 84

Proportion of students responded yes for laptop use in class for notes = 84/150= 0.56 (i.e. p = 0.56)

(a) 90% confidence interval = p +- z0.05(p(1-p)/n)0.5

= 0.56 +- 1.6449(0.56 (1-0.56)/150)0.5

= (0.493, 0.627)

(b) 95% CI at n=375

=  0.56 +- 1.96(0.56 (1-0.56)/375)0.5

=(0.510,0.610)

(c) 98% Confidence interval :  p +- z0.05(p(1-p)/n)0.5

= 0.56 +- 2.3263(0.56 (1-0.56)/150)0.5

=(0.466, 0.654)

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