Philosophy Homework Help

Locke’s understanding of personhood concerns our memories/consciousness. This is actually not so different than “a thinking thing” from Descartes. Locke’s actual quote is “a thinking intelligent being, that has reason and reflection, and can consider itself as itself, the same thinking thing at different times and places.” The only real difference is the focus on memories/consciousness. We’ll do two separate discussions on this this week.You find a genie lamp, and the genie grants you a wish for immortality. However, you have to select what will be immortal, since the genie will only give one thing immortality. You can choose to make your body immortal, your soul immortal, or your memories immortal. If you choose your body, your memories and soul will always deteriorate and you’ll make/need new ones. If you choose your soul, your body and memories will always deteriorate and you’ll make/need new ones. If you choose your memories, your soul and body will always deteriorate and you’ll make/need new ones.If you want “you” to be immortal, which one is you? Which would you choose?Please create an original post and comment on two classmates’ posts.