(This is a long post which I have been unable to break up. Take it in stages.) Philosophers since Plato have worried at what exactly Identity and Personal Identity are. They do this by logicking on the words (or ‘concepts’). The literal meaning of ‘identity’ from its Greek origins is ‘sameness’ or ‘state of being the same’. But this is not enough for philosophers. Identity, or what it is…
Bernard Williams Philosophy Anti-Philosophy
‘Philosophy’ has never been Wisdom. Chapter 29. Bernard Williams 2: Self-hood, Cogito, Freedom of the Will
Self-hood or Personal Identity. (What I have written here is the same as in my post on Identity, here.; and represents my understanding of BW from here.) BW logicked his way through the question of whether Self-hood or Personal Identity belongs to one’s body or one’s mind. It seems he was speculating on what ordinary people’s intuitions on this matter are, rather than offering a theory of his own. …
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