Thursday 15 August 2019

Parfit's Persons

Philosophy is just some logical arguments. Some of these are more logical than others, but they're arguments never-the-less. Some of these arguments  supports some events in the past--already proven to be true--and some may turn out to be true later in time. 

The question: 

"What makes a person the same person over time?" 

And the answers:

"A person is the sum of his or her hopes, fears, and past memories; nothing else really matters--but try telling that to the pauper".

According to the source, they both fall in the same category.


Source:
Mind and Metaphysics
30-Second Philosophies

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