Abstract
John Locke (1632–1704), whose writings initiated the modern quest for an account of “personal identity,” once noted that to find out what personal identity is, one must consider what “person” stands for. Accordingly, this chapter will discuss personal identity within the more complex and inclusive notion of person. It will discuss the issue of personal identity not only from the perspective of Locke’s account, but also with a reference to some of the problems that have arisen in present discussions.
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© 2007 Ferdinand Santos & Santiago Sia
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Santos, F., Sia, S. (2007). The Lockean Account of Person and Personal Identity. In: Personal Identity, the Self, and Ethics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230590908_2
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