I'm not quite sure,because we have to turn to a metaphysical question that we've touched upon before,namely,can souls split?
我不太确定,因为要先提出一个以前说过的,形而上学的问题,就是,灵魂可以分裂么?
Ah,says the soul theorist, Follow the soul--unless the soul splits, Shelly Kagan in which case neither of them is Shelly Kagan.
灵魂理论者说,跟随灵魂,除非灵魂分裂,那样他们就都不是。
He didn't actually convince me of that, but suppose we thought souls are simple, and we think simple things can't split.
他并没有说服我,但让我们假设灵魂就是简单的,并且简单的东西无法被分裂。
If a soul can't split, you can't end up with pieces of the soul or the remnants of the soul in both.
如果灵魂不能分裂,就不可能两个身体都拥有部分灵魂。
Well,this is all what we would say as soul theorists if we think souls can split.
这就是我们认为灵魂可分裂时,作为灵魂理论者的说辞。
We need to ask about the metaphysics of the soul,can souls split?
一个关于灵魂的形而上学的问题,灵魂能够分裂吗?
But we need to consider the possibility that souls can't split.
但我们需要考虑灵魂无法分裂的可能。
What should a soul theorist say about the fission case?
灵魂理论者对分裂案例是怎么说的呢?
So,what does the soul theorist say about the fission case?
那灵魂理论者是怎么解释分裂案例的呢?
Souls,just like bodies,just like personalities,can split.
灵魂和肉体还有人格一样,也能够分裂。
It would follow,then,that souls can't split.
顺理成章,灵魂无法被分裂。
The soul split.
灵魂分裂。
Suppose Shelly Kagan's soul cannot split.
假设Shelly,Kagan的灵魂无法分裂。
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