Personal Identity

~60 min · 15 stations

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Conductor

The Conductor

This track explores the shifting foundations of the self. Stay focused, as we navigate the rails between memory, biology, and the stories that make you who you are.

What you will learn

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FOUNDATION

Establishes the core vocabulary and essential context you need before going further.

• Identify core components forming individual human character

Station 01: Defining the Self▶

• Analyze physical persistence through bodily changes

Station 02: Biological Continuity▶

• Evaluate memory as a vehicle for identity

Station 03: Psychological Memory▶

CORE CONCEPTS

Unpacks the ideas and principles that the subject is built on.

• Examine John Locke's theory regarding consciousness

Station 04: Locke and Consciousness▶

• Contrast reductionist views against traditional identity

Station 05: Parfit's Reductionism▶

• Critique the concept of a permanent self

Station 06: Hume and the Bundle▶

• Assess social roles in shaping individual identity

Station 07: Social Identity▶

MECHANICS

Examines how things actually work — the processes, rules, and systems in action.

• Apply thought experiments to object permanence

Station 08: Ship of Theseus▶

• Analyze identity during hypothetical teleportation

Station 09: Teleportation Puzzles▶

• Discuss identity shifts during cognitive decline

Station 10: Dementia and Identity▶

APPLICATION

Puts knowledge to use through real-world scenarios and practical problems.

• Explore identity in digital and virtual spaces

Station 11: Digital Personhood▶

• Construct personal identity through life storytelling

Station 12: Narrative Identity▶

• Connect philosophical identity to legal rights

Station 13: Legal Personhood▶

SYNTHESIS

Connects everything together and explores broader implications and open questions.

• Synthesize multiple identity theories for clarity

Station 14: Integrating Theories▶

• Predict shifts in identity during future eras

Station 15: Future of Identity▶

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