The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 261: Derek Parfit on Personal Identity (Part One)

Jan 18, 2021
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfett
01:31 • 2min
3
The Master of Identity
03:28 • 2min
4
The Importance of Personal Identity
05:20 • 3min
5
The Importance of Quantitative Identity
08:33 • 2min
6
The Importance of Rejuvenation
10:18 • 2min
7
The Normal Everyday Thinking About Identity
11:53 • 2min
8
The Importance of Personal Identity in Philosophy
13:47 • 2min
9
The Importance of Identity in Philosophy
15:18 • 2min
10
The Importance of Personal Identity
17:03 • 2min
11
The Psychological Continuity of Memory
18:48 • 2min
12
The Importance of Continuity in Memory
20:49 • 2min
13
The Importance of Continuity in Memory Loss
23:10 • 2min
14
The Connection Between Intentions and Acts
24:50 • 2min
15
The Importance of Memory in Identity
26:41 • 2min
16
The Relationship Between Memory and Experience
29:08 • 2min
17
The Importance of Memory
30:42 • 2min
18
The Counterintuitive Argument for Memory
32:52 • 2min
19
The Circular Argument for Psychological Continuity
34:39 • 3min
20
The Effects of Reduction on the Brain
37:57 • 3min
21
Parford's Refutation of Williams Argument
41:13 • 2min
22
The Pain of Seth
42:53 • 2min
23
The Pain Vampires
44:26 • 2min
24
The Limits of Reductionism
46:12 • 2min
25
Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals
48:27 • 3min