Tag archive for ‘identity’
The best of all possible worlds?
Today in Metaphysics Lab I had an argument with the tutor against conceivability arguments. It is a common form of argument and phrasing in general in the field of metaphysics to speak of “possible worlds”. This may seem as intuitive as “is it conceivable that there is a logically possible world where I did not [...]
Personal Identity in the Information Age: dot.person & dot.community
The following is a translation of a paper I wrote for my Techno-Utopia & Cyberculture course from 2 semesters ago. Enjoy: The issue of Personal Identity is a complex subject, which raises many difficult questions. What is a Person? That which thinks the thoughts I have? Is it identical to my body? Is it my [...]