RE: Death without Dying
September 13, 2009 at 8:34 am
(This post was last modified: September 13, 2009 at 8:35 am by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
@Eilonwy
A materialist,I reject dualism. When I think of what makes the person,I think of "ego",literally "I am".
I have an accident,suffering severe brain injury,so that there is no memory. Is that person dead? I'd say yes. "A" person is dead. "THE" person remains alive. There is a new ego,a new sense of self.
I haven't given this much thought,but I will. I think it's a critically important in terms of working out 'what is a person' and 'who am I?'
Thank you for posting the question.
A materialist,I reject dualism. When I think of what makes the person,I think of "ego",literally "I am".
I have an accident,suffering severe brain injury,so that there is no memory. Is that person dead? I'd say yes. "A" person is dead. "THE" person remains alive. There is a new ego,a new sense of self.
I haven't given this much thought,but I will. I think it's a critically important in terms of working out 'what is a person' and 'who am I?'
Thank you for posting the question.
