metaphysically there're different ways of trying to pose the set of issues that I've begun to talk about.

从形而上学来看我们有,不同的方法来提出,我刚才说的论点。

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Well,maybe that metahphysical claim I just made should be abandoned.

也许我刚才提出的形而上学表述应该被摒弃。

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Well,at first glance,you might think the answer is, look,you exist,you're alive,whatever it is--; as I said,I'm just going to be loose now, I'm going to put aside all the careful distinctions I just drew-- I'm still around as long as my body is P-functioning.

一开始，你可能会觉得答案是这样，你存在就是存活，无论;,我现在稍微放松一点规定，我要把刚才提出的区别放在一边-,只要我的身体还有人格功能我就是活着的。

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