Analysis Of John Perry's Dialogue On The Problem Of Personal Identity

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In this paper I offer an explication of John Perry’s dialogue on the problem of personal identity, and my evaluation of the strongest account of personal identity between the body, mind, and soul. In this paper I will argue that the strongest account of personal identity is that a person can be identified by their soul. By having the sameness of soul you will then be able to solve the problem of personal identity. Your soul is the foundation of whom you are and by definition, personal identity means “The persistent and continuous unity of the individual person normally attested by continuity of memory with present consciousness.” And without your soul memory could not exist. Why is personal identity a problem? This seems to be the question of life or death. Your personal identity …show more content…

A problem with personal identity revolves around if you are the same person today, which you were last week? Do we always remain the same? I read a short story about Muhammad Ali and how he changed his religion and name. Muhammad Ali went from the legendary “ float like a butterfly, sting like a bee” champion, to an old man struggling with Parkinson’s disease. There is the generic “ you have changed” saying many of us may get depicting us as someone different, but are we really someone different? In the dialogue, the main characters discuss several accounts of personal identity and analyze the issue on personal identity. In the dialogue, the two main characters, Miller and Weirob, engage in a discussion on the problem of personal identity. I believe the strongest account of personal identity is same soul, same person. In the first night, Miller’s premise is sameness of soul, not

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