Robinson's Podcast
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Robinson Erhardt
91 - John Perry: Procrastination, Personal Identity, and the Self
2 hour Posted May 19, 2023 at 3:30 pm.
In This Episode…
Introduction
In Defense of Procrastination
Dialogues and Philosophical Writing
Identity and Personal Identity
Memory and Personal Identity
The Body-Identity Theory
Parfit and Lewis on Identity
John and the Memory Theory
Death and Identity
Personhood and the Self
Could You Be Someone Else?
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John Perry is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University. He was also the co-host with Ken Taylor of the nationally syndicated radio show Philosophy Talk. John has worked in the philosophy of language, mind, and metaphysics, and is well-known for his famous Slingshot Argument with John Barwise. Robinson and John first talk about his book The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing. They then turn to some of his work on identity, personal identity, and the self.
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Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.