8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity

8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity

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8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains

Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body and whether this makes a difference to the idea of personal identity. 

8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity

Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity. 

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