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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp019306sz48b| Title: | Why Personal Identity Matters First and Foremost in Caring About Survival |
| Authors: | Sedeski, Thomas |
| Advisors: | Johnston, Mark |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Class Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This thesis serves as a counterargument to Derek Parfit’s seminal work in the study of Personal Identity. Parfit claims that if reductionism is the correct ontological view of persons then we cannot give a philosophical defense of our commonsense concern for personal identity over time. He concludes, identity does not matter. |
| Extent: | 38 |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp019306sz48b |
| Type of Material: | Princeton University Senior Theses |
| Language: | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Philosophy, 1924-2020 |
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