Problem in our philosophy class... help

Philippines
February 20, 2007 7:23am CST
a young woman by the name of jocasta finds a freezer. Inside the freezer she discovers a man frozen alive. She thaws him out and learns that his name is Dum. Dum tells her that he has a books that tells how to build a freezer and preserve humans and how to build a time machine. Jocasta ignored the book but soon they fell in love with each other, got married and had a son called Dee. When Dee grew up, he followed his father and builds a time machine. He asked his father to accompany him into the past taking the book with them. During the trip, they ran out of food and in order to stay alive, Dee kills his father and ate him. Dee then builds a freezer then freezes himself with the book to save himself. Years later, Jocasta finds a freezer and thaws the occupant. To disguise himself, Dee claimed to be Dum. They fell in love, marry and had a son called Dee. Then the cycle continues. Question: Did Jocasta commit a logically possible crime?"
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20 Feb 07
I think she would have recognised her son, even if it was years later, but assuming he had looked so much like his father that she thought it was him, then yes it would be possible.
• Philippines
20 Feb 07
personally, I think she would not recognize her son since it was back in the time when she never ever met Dee nor Dum (they travelled back in time). But I do think that jocasta has no crime whatsover, on account that she has no knowledge (at the time they met) of who the occupant really was... geez, this problem hurts my head. haha..