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Personal Identity, Part I: Identity Across Space and Time and the Soul Theory

Shelly KaganDistinguishedYale University

Professor

49:50·2008·introductory level

The lecture introduces the metaphysical question of personal identity, analyzing the "soul theory" as a key to identity across time and space, while examining its inherent difficulties.

PhilosophyMetaphysics, Mind & MortalityPersonal identitySoul theorySurvival after death

The lecture focuses on the question of the metaphysical key to personal identity. What does it mean for a person that presently exists to be the very same person in the future? The first approach to answering this question is the "soul theory," that is, the key to being the same person is having the same soul. Difficulties with that approach are then discussed, independent of the question whether souls exist or not.

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Shelly KaganDistinguished

Author of "Death" · Yale University

Shelly Kagan is a Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, widely recognized for his influential work in normative and applied ethics, particularly on the topic of death.

1 course · 22 lecturesCanon
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