What Defines the Self? Exploring Theories of Personal Identity

[Avalon]

I want to read all your theories on the self/personal identity, and what makes it.

I think all properties of the self are corporeal.

Possible points to discuss:

-Subjectivity
-Continuity
-Memory

Post away!

(Perhaps this belongs in the Philosophy Forum)Some interesting reads on this topic:

http://www.mbdefault.org/9_passage/default.asp - page 1
http://mbdefault.org/9_passage/2.asp - page 2
http://mbdefault.org/9_passage/3.asp - page 3

 

[confinement]

The existence of false memories proves that there is some other criterion for personal identity besides memories.

 

[Avalon]

The existence of false memories proves that there is some other criterion for personal identity besides memories.

Please Explain?

 

[Descartz2000]

The connections of specific neurons create the sense of 'self'. Your 'I' and mine are nothing more than a specific assembly of firing neurons. Without these neurons, there is no 'I'. If this part of the brain becomes damaged or malfunctions, the sense of 'self' could change or disappear. This is likely similar to what happens in people with specific strokes.