Arguments Against Personal Identity
- Episode aired Jul 11, 2016
Crash Course and host Hank Green discuss whether personal identity really exists. He discusses David Hume's view that the self is an illusion because people don't have the same properties fr... Read allCrash Course and host Hank Green discuss whether personal identity really exists. He discusses David Hume's view that the self is an illusion because people don't have the same properties from one moment to the next. Instead, he views the self as a bundle of impressions. He looks... Read allCrash Course and host Hank Green discuss whether personal identity really exists. He discusses David Hume's view that the self is an illusion because people don't have the same properties from one moment to the next. Instead, he views the self as a bundle of impressions. He looks at Derek Parfit's transporter example and his notion of survival through psychological co... Read all