PHIL102 Quiz: Personal Identity
22 Apr 2016
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Related contemporary issues: legality of abortion, personhood while in a coma. Significance of the issue responsibilities for past actions fears for one"s future. What am i? precedes psychology theory connects to philosophy of the mind: mental experiences are formative to personhood. As the list progresses, we loose track of whether or not one is the same person. There isn"t a sharp turning point but a blurred line of when one"s identity is lost. Qualitative identity: two things are qualitatively identical iff they resemble one another in some respect does not entail all aspects of identity. Numerical identity: two things are numerically identical iff they are really not two things, but one and the same. : superman and clark kent are numerically identical. The core problem is resolved when p has the same body as q. The body is how we go about identifying people over time. If you follow the body, you"ll find the same person.
