Ember Green | No Self Theory of Identity @Ember_Green | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Why I don't believe in me.

How could a theory of the metaphysics of personal identity benefit one's mental health? I introduce the topic of personal identity, as well as my favorite theory - The No Self Theory & then I tell you all about what it means for me & why it might be good for you.

References:
The philosophy of Personal Identity - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/
Introduction to the theories from Crash Course - youtube.com/watch?v=17WiQ_tNld4
Derek Parfit - http://home.sandiego.edu/~baber/metaphysics/readings/Parfit.PersonalIdentity.pdf
Bernard Williams - https://www.uvm.edu/~lderosse/courses/metaph/Williams(1970).pdf
David Hume - files.libertyfund.org/files/342/0213_Bk.pdf
An interesting discussion about Hume & Buddhism from Philosophy Overdose - youtube.com/watch?v=d0OBp-E6WiY


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