English derby in philosophy: John Locke versus Derek Parfit
The article presents a critical analysis of views on the problem of personal identity which are proposed by two great English philosophers — John Locke and Derek Parfit. Lockean personality is considered as a basic metaphysical structure, subject to moral responsibility for all actions performed...
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| Language: | English |
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Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education
2019-05-01
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| Series: | Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность" |
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| Online Access: | https://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2019/%D0%A2.%204,%20%E2%84%96%202%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/72-81%20%D0%9D%D0%B5%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B5%D0%B2%20%D0%90.%20%D0%92..pdf |
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| Summary: | The article presents a critical analysis of views on the problem of personal identity
which are proposed by two great English philosophers — John Locke and Derek
Parfit. Lockean personality is considered as a basic metaphysical structure, subject
to moral responsibility for all actions performed on its behalf. Parfitian personality,
in contrast, denies any identical essence through time as an extremely improbable
metaphysical structure, instead assuming an existential chain of one life’s stages with
psychological continuity. As an alternative to these views, a several of additional
arguments are considered to support the physicist view of human nature |
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| ISSN: | 2542-0488 2541-7983 |