LAWS 3307 Lecture 7: Phil1301- Macrh 14
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The te(cid:272)h(cid:374)olog(cid:455) (cid:449)e use (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e(cid:272)o(cid:373)e a part of our (cid:373)i(cid:374)ds, there(cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:858)e(cid:454)te(cid:374)di(cid:374)g(cid:859) our (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal capacities. Two issues: the question of personhood: what is a person, the question of persistence (aka. Identity over time): under what conditions is a person at one time, identical with a person at another time. Two concepts of identity: numerical identity, qualitative identity. Plutarch (ad46-120) the life of theseus, chapter 23, section 1. Persons remain the same even through bodily changes. Bodies do not remain the same through bodily changes. Locke- on identity and diversity, s. 9: the question of personhood: (cid:862)for, si(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s a(cid:272)(cid:272)o(cid:373)pa(cid:374)ies thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g (cid:863, the question of persistence (aka. Identity over time): (cid:862)a(cid:374)d as far as this (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:271)e e(cid:454)te(cid:374)ded (cid:271)a(cid:272)k(cid:449)ards (cid:863) Q: what does lo(cid:272)ke (cid:373)ea(cid:374) (cid:271)(cid:455) (cid:862)(cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess(cid:863)? (cid:862)[o(cid:374)e (cid:272)a(cid:374)] repeat the idea of a(cid:374)(cid:455) past a(cid:272)tio(cid:374) (cid:449)ith the sa(cid:373)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious(cid:374)ess it had of it at first(cid:863)
