Thought experiments positing animal or computational persons systematically underdetermine the forensic conditions Locke identifies as constitutive of personhood, not merely incidental to it.

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Forensic conditions(as used in philosophy of personal identity): The specific criteria or features that determine something's legal or moral status; in this case, the particular qualities Locke says make someone count as a person.
Locke(a historical philosopher being cited): John Locke (1632-1704) was an English philosopher who argued that personal identity is based on memory and consciousness rather than just the body.
Thought experiments(as the tool modern philosophers use differently than Plato did): Imaginary scenarios that philosophers create and examine to test ideas or explore what's logically possible, often used to challenge assumptions.
Underdetermine(in epistemology (theory of knowledge)): When something doesn't give you enough information to figure out the complete answer—it leaves multiple possibilities still open.

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