Maybe in this world, minds and bodies are identical, even though in other logically possible worlds the identity comes apart.
也许在这个世界,心灵和身体就是相同的,即使在其他逻辑世界中,不存在这种同一性
What better suggestion is there for what we could point to as the metaphysical glue, ? the key to personal identity?
还有什么更好的东西,我们可以用来,作为形而上粘质,作为人格同一性的关键?
Next time let's talk about identity, and let's talk about one of my favorite topics, the role of the schools in towns and in villages.
下次我们要讲同一性,要讲我最喜欢的一个话题,城镇和农村的学校所扮演的角色
Our dualism shows up in intuitions about personal identity.
二元论揭示了直觉上的人格同一性
So, the personality theory of personal identity can be accepted by physicalists, and it can be accepted by dualists.
因此人格同一性的人格论,既可以被物理主义学者接受,也可以被二元论者接受。
And particular, how should we run that if we think about the body as the key ? to personal identity?
特别是,当我们认为肉体是,人格同一性的关键时,对此我们又如何解释?
Because according to the soul theory of personal identity to be me that person's got to have my soul.
以为根据灵魂论,对于个人同一性来说,要成为我,那个人要有我的灵魂。
Now that by the by that somebody who believes in souls could also accept the personality theory of personal identity.
即使是相信灵魂论的人,也可以接受,人格同一性的人格论。
Let's take a few minutes and consider the nature of the body theory, the body theory of personal identity.
我们先来探讨,人格同一性的肉体论的,基本性质。
For me, the choice boils down to the choice between the body theory of personal identity and personality theory of personal identity.
在我看来,选择范围就缩小到了,人格同一性的肉体论,和人格同一性的人格论上。
And then we're going to spend several weeks, or at least a week or so, talking about the nature of personal identity.
然后再用几周时间,至少一周,讨论个人同一性的问题
As we could have same personality without literally same brain, if personality is the key to personal identity, that would still be me.
我们可以拥有同样的人格,不需要同样的大脑,如果人格是人格同一性的关键的话,那个人还是我。
So--just sorry, keep score, right now we've got 3 basic theories of personal identity on the table.
不好意思,我们继续,现在我们面前有3个,关于人格同一性的理论。
And if we are not willing to accept that implication, it seems as though we need to reject the soul theory of personal identity.
如果我们不愿,接受这种结论,似乎,我们就需要拒绝承认,人格同一性的灵魂论。
The key to personal identity, according to the soul view, is having the very same soul.
根据灵魂论,人格同一性的关键,是有相同的灵魂。
We could instead say, the key to personal identity is the sameness of the personality.
我们可以说,人格同一性的关键在于,同样的人格。
And particularly as probable as we were mentioning, that early Christians believed in something like the body theory of personal identity and believed in bodily resurrection.
尤其是我们刚刚,提到的那种可能,早期的基督教徒相信,人格同一性的肉体论,相信肉体复活。
And so when the personality theorist says the key to personal identity is the same personality. They don't mean literally the very same set of believes and desires.
所以当人格论专家说道,人格同一性的关键在于,同样的人格时,他们指的不是,一成不变的一系列信仰和渴望。
Identity is not necessary, but contingent, as the philosophers put it."
同一性不是必然的,而是偶然的,就像哲学家们常说的
And we need to get clear on the nature of identity or persistence or, more specifically, personal identity.
同时还要弄清同一性及,持存的本质,具体说来就是,个人同一性
And it certainly looks as though if you don't believe in souls, you have to accept the body theory of personal identity.
而且很明显,如果你不信灵魂论,你就只能接受,人格同一性的肉体论了。
So the secret to personal identity on this new proposal isn't sameness of body, is sameness of personality.
所以新提案中人格同一性的关键,不在于同样的肉体,而在于同样的人格。
And having the very same body is the key to to personal identity. It's not the same person.
而拥有同样肉体才是人格同一性的,关键,现在的并非原来那个人。
The key to personal identity, according to the soul theory of personal identity the key to personal identity is having the same soul.
人格同一性的关键,根据灵魂理论来说,人格同一性的关键,在于有同一个灵魂。
Last time we turned to the question of what the metaphysical key to personal identity might be.
上次我们谈到,对于人格同一性的概念而言,形而上学的关键是什么。
So body is the key to personal identity, we don't have to worry about the fact that we are constantly gaining and losing items.
因此肉体是人格同一性的关键,不必担心,肉体不停地新增或失去什么微粒。
And if the body theory of personal identity " is right, "Well, that would be me."
如果人格同一性的肉体论,是正确的,“那么,那个人就是我“
Well--since I myself don't believe in souls, it's hard to surprise you to learn that I don't think the soul theory of personal identity is right.
因为我本身不相信灵魂的存在,所以你们肯定能想到,我认为人格同一性的灵魂论,不是正确的。
And that mistake might mislead us if we start thinking the personal identity case.
如果考虑人格同一性的问题,这个错误可能会误导我们。
If the soul theory of personal identity were right, that would not be me.
如果真如人格同一性的灵魂论所说,那个人就不可能是我。
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