CH 4 PERSONAL IDENTITY
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Numerically identical
if and only if they are one and the same thing
literally the same thing
ex. Lady Gaga — Stefani Joanne Germanotta (same person)
Qualitatively identitical
two things share all the same properties but are still distinct objects.
ex. Two Printed Copies of the Same Book
How can Locke’s memory theory’s inconsistency be eliminated?
By accepting indirect and direct memories
How can the circularity of Locke’s memory theory be eliminated?
By quasi memories
People try to avoid the reduplication problem by requiring one’s psychology to be caused by and realized in the same body. Why wont it work?
Because Shomaker shows you could survive a brain transplant.
People try to avoid the reduplication problem by requiring one’s psychologt to be caused by and realized in the same brain. This won’t work. Why?
Because Parfit shows that you could survive a split brain operation. It’s possible for more than one person to be both psychologically and physically continuous with another.