An Alternative to the Contemporary Conception of Psychological Continuity

Essay aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Philosophie - Philosophie der Gegenwart, Note: 2,0, Universität Mannheim, Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Ethics and Personal Identity, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This essay refers to Marc Slors “Two Conceptions of Psychological Continuity” (1998) in which he develops and defends a conception of psychological continuity based on the partial dissolution of a psychological criterion, a body criterion and an interpretation of the psychological continuity criterion about personal identity across time.This essay focuses on three topics, that have been the most outstanding observations by Slors in the text: the third-person criterion, connectedness of perceptual contents and narrative connectedness between particular psychological contents. It ends with an own evaluation about Marc Slors and his point of view on Personal Identity across time.