Personal Identity: Philosophical Views
Alan Watts once said, "Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite
your own teeth." The task of personal identity is to define a quality of a
human which makes him or her a unique self. The person whose identity is in
question must realize themselves, and other people must identify this person.
In other words, what makes John unique from Bob? One must consider both
internal (mind) and external (body) perspectives. There are several general
philosophical theories of this identity problem. In the following paragraphs
one will find the body theory, soul theory, and ....
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