idenity theory
One theory of personal identity is known as the body theory. This is defined as a person X has a personal identity if and only if they have the same body Y. However there are two problems with this definition. The first is qualitative. It is necessary to have the same body, but if that body is changed, is one the same person? Someone’s body is surely different at age 40 than at age 4. Also a problem arrives in alterations to a body. If my cat were to get an infection in her lower intestine and had to have part of it removed would she not return as the same cat that I began with?? Therefore, the preceding defi
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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