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Personal Identity: Are You the Same Person You Were Yesterday?
What makes you 'you' across time, and why the answer is stranger than expected
Your body replaces most of its cells every seven years. Your memories fade and reconstruct. Your values change. If almost everything about you changes, what makes you the same person as the infant in your baby photos?
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The puzzle of personal identity asks: what makes you the same person over time? Philosophers have proposed three main answers: bodily continuity (you're the same body), psychological continuity (same memories, personality, intentions), and narrative identity (you're the story you tell about yourself).
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Question 1 of 1According to Locke, what is the basis of personal identity?