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Locke on Personal Identity Explained by Souza Aldios is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. Locke added a chapter on personal identity to the second edition of his Essay Concerning Human Understanding after being encouraged to do so. This chapter sparked significant debate among his contemporaries and continues to influence the philosophical discussion of personal identity. 2. In the chapter, Locke defines a person as a thinking being that can consider itself the same over time. He argues that personal identity consists of sameness of consciousness - a person remains the same as long as they
- Author
- Souza Aldios
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- EN