Geddes A. Think Twice, It’s All Right: Animalism, Disunity and the Self / trans. from Engl. V. A. Sermaksheva
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность" November 26, 2021 DOI: 10.25206/2542-0488-2021-6-4-124-129 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Animalism I-thoughts The first-person perspective Personal identity |
| Key points | Argues that animalism can handle the Cerberus disunity case, contrary to Tim Bayne's claims. |
Abstract
According to animalism, each of us is numerically identical to a human animal. Disunity cases – cases in which a human animal lacks some form of mental unity – are often thought to pose a problem for animalism. Tim Bayne has recently offered some novel arguments against animalism based on one particular disunity case, namely Cerberus: a single animal with two heads, each housing its own stream of consciousness. I show that Bayne’s arguments are flawed, and that animalism is capable of handling the case.