Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova

The article criticizes the psychological approach to the personal identity problem. An original argument is proposed that emphasizes the difference between gradual and rapid psychological changes. The case of gradual personality changes suggests the presence of psychological continuity in the men...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O. M. Kadochnikova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education 2020-10-01
Series:Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/95-100%20%D0%9A%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%20%D0%A1..pdf
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832570699713085440
author O. M. Kadochnikova
author_facet O. M. Kadochnikova
author_sort O. M. Kadochnikova
collection DOAJ
description The article criticizes the psychological approach to the personal identity problem. An original argument is proposed that emphasizes the difference between gradual and rapid psychological changes. The case of gradual personality changes suggests the presence of psychological continuity in the mental states of a person. It entails that the person survives during such changes. In case of rapid psychological change, the former personality is completely erased by brain-zap to install bit-by-bit a new person at 100 seconds. According to the psychological approach, a person cannot survive during such changes. However, this conclusion leads to a contradiction if we accept Parfit’s principle (which he uses to defend the psychological approach) that what matters in survival cannot depend on a small difference (trivial facts), because such differences are minor
format Article
id doaj-art-546eb83ed4244246b8b7e59d49c0458d
institution Kabale University
issn 2542-0488
2541-7983
language English
publishDate 2020-10-01
publisher Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education
record_format Article
series Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
spelling doaj-art-546eb83ed4244246b8b7e59d49c0458d2025-02-02T14:28:46ZengOmsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher EducationОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"2542-04882541-79832020-10-01539510010.25206/2542-0488-2020-5-3-95-100Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. KadochnikovaO. M. Kadochnikova0University of TyumenThe article criticizes the psychological approach to the personal identity problem. An original argument is proposed that emphasizes the difference between gradual and rapid psychological changes. The case of gradual personality changes suggests the presence of psychological continuity in the mental states of a person. It entails that the person survives during such changes. In case of rapid psychological change, the former personality is completely erased by brain-zap to install bit-by-bit a new person at 100 seconds. According to the psychological approach, a person cannot survive during such changes. However, this conclusion leads to a contradiction if we accept Parfit’s principle (which he uses to defend the psychological approach) that what matters in survival cannot depend on a small difference (trivial facts), because such differences are minorhttps://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/95-100%20%D0%9A%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%20%D0%A1..pdfpersonal identitysurvivalpsychological approachconnectednesscontinuity
spellingShingle O. M. Kadochnikova
Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
personal identity
survival
psychological approach
connectedness
continuity
title Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
title_full Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
title_fullStr Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
title_full_unstemmed Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
title_short Campbell S. Rapid psychological change / trans. from Engl. O. M. Kadochnikova
title_sort campbell s rapid psychological change trans from engl o m kadochnikova
topic personal identity
survival
psychological approach
connectedness
continuity
url https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2020/%D0%A2.%205,%20%E2%84%96%203%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/95-100%20%D0%9A%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB%20%D0%A1..pdf
work_keys_str_mv AT omkadochnikova campbellsrapidpsychologicalchangetransfromenglomkadochnikova