“We identify ourselves as persons, and assume that we endure as persons. As a human being I have a past and a future; as a person I lay claim to that past and that future as mine – as things that originate in me, in this very subject who must account for them. Persons do not form a natural kind, and the concept of personal identity is problematic in a way that the concept of animal identity is not. This we have surely learned from countless thought experiments, from John Locke to Sydney Shoemaker and Derek Parfit.”
Quote by Roger Scruton
Work
Face of God: The Gifford Lectures
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
Roger Scruton
Roger Scruton, born on February 27, 1944, is a renowned British philosopher. His research areas include aesthetics, political philosophy, and moral philosophy, which have had a profound impact on the philosophical world. more
You May Also Like
“There is a broad spectrum of radicals. They are plentiful. Most humans are radicals.”
Source: Weird Genius: The Story of Your Ankh
“Nationalism cannot be taught in any Democracy, it’s entirely a personal choice.”
Source: The Twelfth Preamble: To all the authors to be!
“Maybe I have been trying to be a mutant, when all I am is human.”
Source: Escaping Eleven
Source: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behavior Change
Source: Desmesura
Source: The Sacrament of the Present Moment
“Hackers have underground forums. We have NDAs, corporate decorum... and a false sense of security.”
Source: তারানাথ তান্ত্রিক সমগ্র