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Socrates and Descartes both give dualist arguments, but each appeals to a different distinction.  \na. What is the distinction to which Descartes appeals? 1 mark  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nb. What is the distinction to which Socrates appeals? 1 mark  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nc. Outline one of Descartes’s arguments that makes use of his distinction. 2 marks  \nSECTION A– Question 1 – continued  \n3 2017 PHILOSOPHY EXAM  \nd. Outline one of Socrates’s arguments that makes use of his distinction. 2 marks  \nSECTION A – continued TURN OVER  \n2017 PHILOSOPHY EXAM 4  \nQuestion 2 (4 marks)  \na. How do Locke and Hume differ in their views about attributing identity to animals and  \nhumans on the one hand, and to persons on the other? 2 marks  \nb. Which of these views is preferable? Justify your response. 2 marks  \nSECTION A – continued  \n5 2017 PHILOSOPHY EXAM Question 3 (3 marks)  \na. According to Aristotle, what is the role of habituation in the good life? 1 mark  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n\nb. Is Aristotle right in thinking that habituation has this role in a good life? Justify your response. 2 marks  \nQuestion 4 (2 marks)  \nNietzsche distinguishes between master morality and slave morality.  \nOutline one of Nietzsche’s arguments for the superiority of master morality.  \nSECTION A – continued TURN OVER  \n2017 PHILOSOPHY EXAM 6  \nQuestion 5 (3 marks)  \nIdentify and explain one difference between Nietzsche’s and Callicles’s viewpoints on the role of social convention in the good life.  \nQuestion 6 (2 marks)  \nSinger draws an analogy between rescuing a child drowning in a pond and famine relief. 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