Locke and Derek Parfit on Personal Identity and Split Brains

Summary of Locke's view of personal identity and key criticisms of it, explanation of Parfit's response to the criticisms and his analysis of the apparent existence of two streams of consciousness in people with a severed corpus callosum
The article "You & Yours" mentioned: philpapers.org/rec/CUSYY

[@Phaseband]

The best lecture on Locke's ideas of identity on the whole internet. Thank you sir!

[@amadeusbojiuc2613]

I think the answer is that we are a unit of energy which cannot be divided, and that our conscious experiences are due to this energy traveling to the different parts of the brain/body.

[@zacharyolson8604]

This is very well presented.

[@mitchmclennan4]

This was all well done but the most impressive part is the ease with which you can write in reverse

[@SimonCushing]

Sadly it's all done with mirrors. I am in fact right-handed.

[@MichaelMarko]

@@SimonCushing Hahaha! Brilliant!!

[@MichaelMarko]

Theseus' Ship, again!!!