Samuel Scheffler on the importance of the afterlife … seriously. “Astonishing though it may seem, there are ways in which the continuing existence of other people after our deaths — even that of complete strangers — matters more to us than does our own survival and that of our loved ones.”
P3: What am I?
Personal identity v. personal brand
You are what you tweet. Does personal identity equal personal brand? “So, to reiterate: wear the right clothes, attend a well-squeegeed church, and project seamless consistency and competence across every department of your life—you know, be yourself. “
Descartes’ bones
A skeletal history of the conflict between faith and reason. “Alas, poor Descartes: meditations on a well-traveled skull.” More here.
Mind and brain
Adam Gopnik on what neuroscience can tell us about our selves. Do our selves shape our brains, or do our brains shape our selves?
The chipped brain & you
Chips & You: what would chips do for personal identity?
Free will
Free will: now you have it, now you don’t. “I was a free man until they brought the dessert menu around.” Good review of ideas about free will. More here.
Animal morality?
Is morality a peculiarly human thing?
Socratically Speaking 