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A. J. Ayer on the Concept of a Person (1961)

In this talk, A. J. Ayer explores mind-body issues and that of personal identity. What is it that makes you who you are? Physical features of your body? Mental features of the mind? A combination of the two? If scientists could transfer all of your mental contents to another body, would you still be you? Ayer spends the majority of his talk critiquing P. F. Strawson’s position on the issue: namely that the concept of a person cannot be reduced to more basic features of the mind and body. Ayer rejects Strawson’s view and argues that personal identity is constituted by, or can be reduced to, both the particular bodies that we inhabit and our mental histories and experiences. This talk was given in 1961 by A.J. Ayer at the American University, Washington D.C. The audio has been slightly edited. Audio Source: https://dra.american.edu/islandora/ob... 00:00 The Lecture 1:02:01 Discussion #Philosophy #Ayer #Epistemology