On 2003-10-30 selfconscious, Las Vegas, Nevada USA wrote: Having only recently stumbled upon the significance of the difference between my living self and the corpse I will become, I am grateful to find this clear, intelligent and thoughtful analysis available.
The argument presented is that there´s more to us than the psychological aspects of these animal bodies we move-about in. There is also the biological basis out of which we emerge as persons from infancy, as well as the biological basis to which we return when our exquisite minds lose potency.
In short, there is more to us than our cherished mental processes. The fact that this ´more´ is strictly biological may be distasteful to many readers. However, I find that the perspective is factual and important.
The territory covered extends from the ordinary, casual definition of personhood to the ontological basis for such possibility. It is a well-guided tour.
The author teaches as much about the nature of philosophy and how it is conducted as he does about the true nature of people. It is an extremely enjoyable read.. And summed up by saying fascinating. Currently The Human Animal: Personal Identity without Psychology (Philosophy of Mind Series) has an overall rating of 10 over 10.
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Oxford University Press, USA claimed Most philosophers writing about personal identity in recent years claim that what it takes for us to persist through time is a matter of psychology. In this groundbreaking new book, Eric Olson argues that such approaches face daunting problems, and he defends in their place a radically non-psychological account of personal identity. He defines human beings as biological organisms, and claims that no psychological relation is either sufficient or necessary for an organism to persist. Rejecting several famous thought experiments dealing with personal identity, he instead argues that one could survive the destruction of all of one´s psychological contents and capabilities as long as the human organism remains alive.
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