Why There Still Are No People

Author: Stone, Jim

Source: Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 70, Number 1, January 2005 , pp. 174-192(19)

Publisher: International Phenomenological Society

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Abstract:

This paper argues that there are no people. If identity isn't what matters in survival, psychological connectedness isn't what matters either. Further, fissioning cases do not support the claim that connectedness is what matters. I consider Peter Unger's view that what matters is a continuous physical realization of a core psychology. I conclude that if identity isn't what matters in survival, nothing matters. This conclusion is deployed to argue that there are no people. Objections to Eliminativism are considered, especially that morality cannot survive the loss of persons.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2005-01-01

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