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| Title |
Aristotle’s Persisting Contributions to Identity
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| Type of Resource |
still image
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| Date Created |
2009-05-14
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| Digital Origin |
born digtal
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| Rights Statement |
http://digital.uwyo.edu/copyright.htm
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| Keyword (topic) |
Aristotle's Metaphysics
Identity
modern philosophy
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| Series Title |
Undergrauate Research Day 2009
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| Creator(s) |
Halliday, Sara
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| Contributor(s) |
Colter, Robert
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| Publisher |
University of Wyoming
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| Place of publication |
Laramie, Wyoming
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| Language |
eng
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| Summary |
Background: Through the study of Aristotle, I found brief mentions of the modern philosophical discussion of identity and sought to hash out what Aristotle might bring to the table for the modern discussion. Methods: In-depth reading of Aristotle’s Metaphysics leads to many conclusions about identity, the soul, essence, and personal persistence over time. The paper seeks to coalesce this into a cohesive view about personal identity. Through philosophy articles, the conclusions are backed up and compared to the modern viewpoint. Conclusion: Aristotle’s discussion of metaphysics gives us his possible answer to personal persistence over time due to his views regarding potentiality. We may call this personal potentiality. An account cannot be given for personal identity once a person passes out of our immediate perception. There is no essential identity, only accidental properties and a shared essence between all humans. Finally, we can apply the final cause to realize that our essence may be more about action rather than metaphysical properties.
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| Notes |
From - Undergraduate Research Day 2009 - Celebration of Research - Abstracts
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