Dr. Josh Rasmussen, professor of philosophy at Baylor university, discusses the implications of the Apple Original TV show, "Severance", for two philosophical debates: (1) personal identity, and (2) the relationship between mind and body. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating. Feel free to follow me on Instagram or Twitter.
Episode Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:16 Topic 1 - Personal identity
00:06:17 Psychological accounts
00:18:17 Animalism accounts
00:41:18 Soul accounts
00:44:28 Primitive identity
00:51:31 Topic 2 - The mind-body problem
01:11:26 Substance monism
01:16:12 Consciousness after death
01:26:25 Is materialism simpler than substance monism?
01:34:20 Derek Parfit "Split Brain" Thought Experiment
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