PHIL 001H. Introduction to Philosophy: Personal Identity

This course examines a wide range of interrelated questions concerning personal identity and the self through the lens of pre-modern Indian philosophy, as well as early modern and contemporary Western philosophy. In particular, the course addresses the following questions: 1) What is the essential nature of sentient beings like persons? 2) What does is it take for persons to persist over time? 3) What are the practical and moral implications of our conception of personal identity? In addressing these questions, students will have the opportunity to foster new ways of thinking about perennial philosophical puzzles in dialogue with great thinkers from diverse cultural, historical, and linguistic backgrounds.
Humanities.
Writing course.
1 credit.
Eligible for MDST.
Fall 2024. Picascia.
Spring 2025. Picascia.
Spring 2026. Picascia.
Catalog chapter: Philosophy
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/philosophy

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