Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Peter Carruthers, E.J. Lowe and Peter Alexander

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16. Persons / A. Concept of a Person / 1. Existence of Persons

6665	Persons are selves - subjects of experience, with reflexive self-knowledge [Lowe]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 5. Self as Associations

1394	Can the mental elements of a 'bundle' exist on their own? [Carruthers]

1395	Why would a thought be a member of one bundle rather than another? [Carruthers]

16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / b. Self as brain

6670	If my brain could survive on its own, I cannot be identical with my whole body [Lowe]

16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection

6671	It seems impossible to get generally applicable mental concepts from self-observation [Lowe]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 1. Identity and the Self

7714	Personal identity is a problem across time (diachronic) and at an instant (synchronic) [Lowe]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 2. Mental Continuity / c. Inadequacy of mental continuity

1396	We identify persons before identifying conscious states [Carruthers]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 3. Reference of 'I'

6666	All human languages have an equivalent of the word 'I' [Lowe]