Since the time of John Locke, the problem of personal identity has been the focus of a great deal of philosophical discussion and debate.

a clear and careful explanation of what the
problem of personal identity is, and why many philosophers think it is important.

(ii) You should then give a clear and careful explanation of the theory of personal
identity that you would defend.

(iii) Having stated your preferred theory, you should set out what you think are the
best arguments for that theory. You should also explain why the theory you have
chosen is preferable to one or two other leading theories.

(iv) You should give a clear and careful statement of the strongest objection to the
view you defend in (iii) and a clear and careful explanation of how you would
respond to that objection.

(v) Recently, some philosophers have argued that personal identity is actually
much less important than philosophers have usually assumed. You should end
your paper by explaining why these philosophers think that personal identity may
be unimportant, and then explaining why you agree or disagree with them.

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