Attached are the prompts and instructions for the third written assignment. The assignment is two 3-5 page papers. Answer these 2 questions Each answer should be a clear, well-organized essay of 3-5 double-spaced pages in length (font size 12). Each essay should be stapled separately. Please put the appropriate prompt number on each essay. (1 and 2) 1. Rorty argues that ‘the proper reaction to the Antipodean story is to adopt … materialism” (Rosenthal, p. 283). Explain how Rorty argues for this claim. 2. Compare and contrast what Locke, Butler/Reid, and Hume say about the relation between personal identity and memory. (I am assuming that Butler and Reid share the same view about the relation between personal identity and memory, and so when discussing their view, you may discuss either of them, or both.) Required reading ( i could pay for the acquisition or rental of these books) 1. David M. Rosenthal, ed., The Nature of Mind (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991). 2. John Perry, ed., Personal Identity, 2d ed. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008).
