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DOI: 10.30443/POI2018-0017 Italian translation of the paper published in O’Hear, A., (Ed.) Mind, Self and Person. Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements, 76, 39-56 [Fiorenza Manzo, Trans.].   Keywords: Epistemology, Personal identity, Parfit, Metaphysics   We thank the Author and the Institute for granting permission to translate the text. Download PDF

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DOI: 10.30443/POI2018-0018 Parfit on Personal Identity: Its Analysis and (Un)importance (Italian Translation) Ingmar Persson Italian translation of the paper published in Theoria, 2016, 82, 148–165 [Sara Spinelli, Trans.].   Keywords: Derek Parfit, Jeff McMahan, Personal Identity, Brain Transplant, Psycological Continuity, Animalism, Error Theory, Reductionism We thank the Author and the Journal for granting permission to […]

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DOI: 10.30443/POI2018-0020 On the Problematic Notion of “Subject” Between Emotions and Reason Notes on the thought of Antonio R. Damasio Nazareno Pastorino This paper addresses the problem of subjectivity in Antonio Damasio’s philosophy. The Portuguese philosopher questions the traditional notion of subjectivity, showing that the unquestioned and granitic unity of consciousness falters or even shatters […]

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DOI: 10.30443/POI2018-0019 Identity Without Survival An Account of Transformative Experiences Danny Marrero Parfit claims that «[c]ertain important questions do presuppose a question about personal identity. But they can be freed of this presupposition. And when they are, the question about identity has no importance». In this paper, I undertake to show that transformative experiences are […]

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