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I would like to begin here with a celebrated article by Mr Derek Parfit which has, understandably, been the catalyst for a spate of very lively recent discussions. It is entitled ‘Personal Identity’ and was published in the Philosophical Review 1971. Professor Penelhum claimed1 that this work ‘has largely transformed the discussion of self-identity in the last few years.’
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T. Penelhum, The Philosophy of Parapsychology, Parapsychology Foundation (New York, 1977) p. 180.
D. Parfit, ‘Personal Identity’, Philosophical Review, 1971, p. 11.
A. O. Rorty (ed.), The Identity of Persons (University of California Press, 1976) p. 18.
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Lewis, H.D. (1982). Identity and Continuity of Experience. In: The Elusive Self. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05516-6_6
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