We Are All Loose and Popular. An Argument in Support of Loose and Popular Identity
Joseph Butler stated that identity can be seen in two ways: a loose and popular one, and a strict and philosophical one. In this paper I will argue that every identity must be seen in the former since it is impossible to have identity in a strict and philosophical sense. I aim to show this by lookin...
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doaj-2da71078ba384307a8052d125316189d2020-11-25T01:44:23ZcesOstiumOstium1336-65562020-03-01161We Are All Loose and Popular. An Argument in Support of Loose and Popular IdentityLasse Nielsen0Katedra filozofie, Filozofická fakulta UP, OlomoucJoseph Butler stated that identity can be seen in two ways: a loose and popular one, and a strict and philosophical one. In this paper I will argue that every identity must be seen in the former since it is impossible to have identity in a strict and philosophical sense. I aim to show this by looking at the persistence question arguing that since it is designed to establish identity without accepting change, it fails to give us a useful account of personal identity. I therefore hope to establish what I believe to be a much more useful question, namely that of existence, not persistence.http://ostium.sk/language/sk/7971-2/personal identitypersistenceselfjoseph butlerloose and popular identitydavid humespatiotemporal continuity theoryanimalismpsychological continuity theory |
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Joseph Butler stated that identity can be seen in two ways: a loose and popular one, and a strict and philosophical one. In this paper I will argue that every identity must be seen in the former since it is impossible to have identity in a strict and philosophical sense. I aim to show this by looking at the persistence question arguing that since it is designed to establish identity without accepting change, it fails to give us a useful account of personal identity. I therefore hope to establish what I believe to be a much more useful question, namely that of existence, not persistence. |
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