On the Sufficiency of Personal Identity

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Self and Identity Pub Date : 2022-01-13 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192843432.003.0003

T. Merricks

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Abstract

This chapter defends my answer to: The Why Question: What way of being related to a (conscious) person at a future time explains why that person will have (at that time) what matters in survival for you? My answer is numerical identity. That is, I say that your being numerically identical with a (conscious) person at a future time explains why that person will have (at that time) what matters in survival for you. This answer is controversial. For this answer implies that your being numerically identical with a person at a future time explains why it is appropriate for you to first-personally anticipate, and have future-directed self-interested concern with regard to, the experiences that that person will have at that time.

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论人格同一性的充分性

本章为我对以下问题的回答辩护：为什么问题：在未来的某个时刻，如何与一个（有意识的）人建立联系，解释了为什么这个人会（在那个时候）拥有对你来说至关重要的东西？我的答案是数字恒等式。也就是说，我说，你在未来的某个时间与一个（有意识的）人在数字上是相同的，这解释了为什么这个人（在那个时候）会拥有对你来说重要的生存。这个答案是有争议的。因为这个答案意味着，你在未来的某个时间与一个人在数字上完全相同，这就解释了为什么你应该首先亲自预测，并对该人当时的经历有针对性的自我关注。

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Self and Identity PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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5.10

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Work on self and identity has a special place in the study of human nature, as self-concerns are arguably at the center of individuals" striving for well-being and for making sense of one"s life. Life goals develop and are influenced by one"s view of what one is like, the way one would ideally like to be (or would like to avoid being), as well as one"s perceptions of what is feasible. Furthermore, conceptions of self and the world affect how one"s progress towards these goals is monitored, evaluated, redirected, re-evaluated, and pursued again. Thus, the “self” as a construct has far-reaching implications for behavior, self-esteem, motivation, experience of emotions and the world more broadly, and hence for interpersonal relationships, society, and culture.