PHL244H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Little Finger, Personal Identity
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Combined phl pursuits with interests in medicine and involvement in politics: charles i is overthrown, the cromwell glorious revolution (william and mary, political upheaval :: protestants vs catholics. Association with the earl of shaftesbury: just like hobbes, locke had powerful friends who allowed him to exert political influence. Witnessed significant political upheaval in 17th- century england. Non-reductionist form gives unity and continuity to consciousness. In virtue of form (and matter) that people are the same: matter will change, everything can change, but the person stays the same bc same soul. Lo(cid:272)ke: does(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to grou(cid:374)d perso(cid:374)al ide(cid:374)tit(cid:455) to the soul (semi-) reductionist account. Explores how to ground personal identity through time without the soul. Distinctions in identity we can ask about if these three are the same in each self, these have to be distinct. Person: asking about the identity of the person.
