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Research on personal identity explores what makes a person the same over time. Many studies confuse similarity with identity, meaning their conclusions about common sense intuitions are not supported.

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Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Investigating the philosophical and psychological underpinnings of personal identity over time.
  • Examining the growing body of research on how individuals perceive their own persistence.
  • Highlighting the need for conceptual clarity in identity research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically evaluate experimental methodologies used in personal identity research.
  • To differentiate between concepts of similarity and personal identity in empirical studies.
  • To reassess conclusions drawn about commonsense intuitions on personal identity.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of existing experimental designs in personal identity research.
  • Conceptual distinction between judgments of similarity and identity.
  • Review of empirical findings in relation to theoretical frameworks.

Main Results:

  • Many studies in the domain of personal identity conflate judgments of similarity with judgments of identity.
  • This methodological confusion leads to unsupported conclusions about commonsense intuitions.
  • The distinction between similarity and identity is crucial for accurate research findings.

Conclusions:

  • Commonsense intuitions about personal identity require careful empirical investigation.
  • Future research must rigorously distinguish between similarity and identity.
  • Current conclusions on personal identity based on flawed methodology may be invalid.