Am I my brother�s keeper? on personal identity and responsibility

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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Simon
dc.date.accessioned12/08/2014 09:05
dc.date.available12/08/2014 09:05
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThe psychological continuity theory of personal identity has recently been accused of not meeting what is claimed to be a fundamental requirement on theories of identity - to explain personal moral responsibility. Although they often have much to say about responsibility, the charge is that they cannot say enough. I set out the background to the charge with a short discussion of Locke and the requirement to explain responsibility, then illustrate the accusation facing the theory with details from Marya Schechtman. I aim some questions at the challengers' reading of Locke, leading to an argument that the psychological continuity theory can say all that it needs to say about responsibility, and so is not in any grave predicament, at least not with regard to this particular charge.en_US
dc.description.accreditationWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.identifier.citationBeck, S. (2013). Am I my brother�s keeper? on personal identity and responsibility. South African Journal of Philosophy, 32(1): 1-9en_US
dc.identifier.issn0258-0136
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/1168
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2013.810410
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherPhilosophical Society of Southern Africaen_US
dc.rightsThis is the authors' final draft following peer review. It may be displayed and circulated, subject to full acknowledgement of author and source. The published item is copyright Philosophical Society of Southern Africa.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2013.810410
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectMarya Schechtmanen_US
dc.subjectLockeen_US
dc.subjectPsychological continuity theoryen_US
dc.subjectTheories of identityen_US
dc.subjectMoralen_US
dc.subjectPersonalen_US
dc.titleAm I my brother�s keeper? on personal identity and responsibilityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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