Philosophy / Unit 5 Philosophy 0192 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Body Theory
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The idea
The body theory: personal identity consists in the persistence of one living human body—same body, same person.
In practice
It matches daily practice: passports, fingerprints, and photographs all track persons by tracking bodies.
Where people slip
The ship of Theseus already looms: your body replaces its matter continually and survives anyway—or does it?
Your place on the trail
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