83781
Personhood
- concepts of person and human are distinct
- it is possible there exists non-human persons and humans that are not persons
- animals
- reason, beliefs,
language and
self-awareness
- however their psychological
complexity falls short of
human persons
- however their psychological
complexity falls short of
human persons
- reason, beliefs,
language and
self-awareness
- machines
- language - Turing Test
- Searle and Block have shown how
it is possible to manipulate signs
without understanding their
meanings
- also know access to
sensory apparatus in order
to have experiences
- Searle and Block have shown how
it is possible to manipulate signs
without understanding their
meanings
- language - Turing Test
- diminished persons
- dementia sufferers
- dementia sufferers
- potential persons
- babies
- babies
- ex-persons
- coma victims
- coma victims
- animals
- it is possible there exists non-human persons and humans that are not persons
- characteristics of personhood
- rationality
- ability to reflect
- possession of a network of beliefs
- ability to make future plans
- capacity for self-awareness
- autonomy
- individuality
- language
- moral and social
- rationality
- Cartesian dualism
- the immaterial soul constitutes the essence of the person
- the physical make-up is not necessary
- the physical make-up is not necessary
- criticisms
- increased
recognition of the
importance of the
brain
- Strawson - the concept of
person is primitive, it cannot be
further reduced to either mental
or physical conditions
- increased
recognition of the
importance of the
brain
- the immaterial soul constitutes the essence of the person
- personal identity through time
- A person undergoes many
qualitative changes throughout
their life
- psychological continuity through memory
- not sufficient - Parfit brothers
- not necessary - Reid boy/soldier/general
- not sufficient - Parfit brothers
- physical continuity through a vital union
- not sufficient - Parfit teleporter
- not necessary - Shoemaker Brown/Robinson
- not sufficient - Parfit teleporter
- psychological continuity through memory
- Hume argued there is no
personal identity through time
- there is only a 'bundle or collection of
different perceptions' linked by causation
and resemblance
- there is only a 'bundle or collection of
different perceptions' linked by causation
and resemblance
- Parfit argues survival through time is what matters
- analogy of the city
- however when i look back i see a continuous me not a series of
connected me's
- analogy of the city
- A person undergoes many
qualitative changes throughout
their life
Want to create your own Mind Maps for free with GoConqr? Learn more.