Personhood and Personal Identity
Students explore what constitutes a person and what allows an individual to maintain their identity over time. They will discuss memory, physical continuity, and consciousness.
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Students explore what constitutes a person and what allows an individual to maintain their identity over time. They will discuss memory, physical continuity, and consciousness.
Key Questions
- What makes you the same person today as you were ten years ago?
- Is memory necessary for personal identity?
- What defines personhood in a philosophical and ethical sense?
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