Personal Identity, refers to the mind, body, and soul; comments on the author John Perry

Personal Identity can be broken down into three areas: 1.) Body 2.) Memory and 3.) Soul. In John Perry's 'A Dialogue on Personal Identity and Immortality' these composing aspects of personal identity are discussed at length. In the reading and class discussions the body was defined clearly as a part of one's person, even alluded to at times as a 'prison' in which one cannot escape until one dies. Memory and one's Soul seemed to be lumped together …

…This brings up the question of if there were two people with the same memories, would they not have the same personal identity? Because of the fact it is impossible to have two people of the same identity, Perry finds that the body is more important then previously anticipated. Overall, every aspect of one's self (body, soul, and memory) contributes to what makes them a person with a unique identity and attributes all their own.