Are You the Same Person You Used to Be?
Are You the Same Person You Used to Be?
The article explores the philosophical and psychological question of personal identity and continuity over a lifetime. It examines whether we remain the same person from childhood to old age, discussing research like the Dunedin study, and contrasting views of the self as either a continuous narrative or a series of separate episodes.
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I like the recursive nature of reflecting on our narrative and architecting the answer to the question of who we are and who we were and how those relate, ad infinum with however we want to divide our time and selves
Published
2022
Summary
The article explores the philosophical and psychological question of personal identity and continuity over a lifetime. It examines whether we remain the same person from childhood to old age, discussing research like the Dunedin study, and contrasting views of the self as either a continuous narrative or a series of separate episodes.
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