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Paul Snowdon on Persons and Animals

What am I? This is the fundamental question that Paul Snowdon addresses in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. John Locke thought that continuity of memory was the basic criterion for determining whether or not we are dealing with the same person over time. Paul Snowdon, in contrast,  argues that we should see ourselves as primarily human animals.

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John Dunn on Locke on Toleration

John Locke was an important advocate of religious toleration. John Dunn gives an overview of his writing on this topic for this episode of Philosophy Bites.
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