Identity
Key Questions:
Key Questions:
- Who am I?
- What makes me me?
- What makes me the same person I was 10 years ago?
- What sort of changes could I survive?
- What would bring my existence to an end?
- What makes it the case that some past or future being, rather than another, is you or I?
- To what extent does culture influence or define my identity?
Key Concepts:
Key Concepts:
- Personal identity
- Identity over time
- Social and cultural identity
Key Terms:
Key Terms:
Links:
Links:
- Personal Identity (Derek Parfit, 1971)
- Batman and identity (Crash Course video)
- Personal identity (Crash Course video)
- Arguments against personal identity (Crash Course video)
Documents:
Documents:
