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The extreme claim, psychological continuity and the person life view
(Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, 2015)
Marya Schechtman has raised a series of worries for the Psychological Continuity
Theory of personal identity (PCT) stemming from what Derek Parfit called the
'Extreme Claim'. This is roughly the claim that theories like ...
Am I my brother’s keeper? on personal identity and responsibility
(Philosophical Society of Southern Africa, 2013)
The psychological continuity theory of personal identity has recently been accused of not meeting what is claimed to be a fundamental requirement on theories of identity - to explain personal moral responsibility. Although ...
Transplant thought-experiments: Two costly mistakes in discounting them
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)
‘Transplant’ thought-experiments, in which the cerebrum is moved from one body to another have featured in a number of recent discussions in the personal identity literature. Once taken as offering confirmation of some ...
The misunderstandings of the Self-Understanding View
(The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013)
Marya Schechtman has argued that contemporary attempts to save Locke’s account of personal identity suffer the same faults that are to be found in Locke, among which is an inability to capture the role our unconscious ...
Understanding ourselves better
(The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013)
INTRODUCTION: Marya Schechtman and Grant Gillett acknowledge that my case in ‘The misunderstandings of the Self-Understanding View’ (2013) has some merits, but neither is moved to change their position and accept that the ...