Dipartimento di Neuroscienze e Riabilitazione, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Civitas Vitae Research Centre at Fondazione OIC onlus, Padova, Italy.
Hist Philos Life Sci. 2021 Feb 15;43(1):21. doi: 10.1007/s40656-021-00365-y.
In the paper, after clarifying terms such as 'identity', 'self' and 'personhood', I propose an empirical account of identity based on the notion of "whole phenotype". This move allows one to claim the persistence of the individuals before and after their being affected by dementia. Furthermore, I show how this account permits us to address significant questions related to demented individuals' loss of the capacity of moral decisions.
在本文中，我首先澄清了“身份”、“自我”和“人格”等术语的含义，然后基于“整体表型”的概念提出了一种身份的经验论解释。这一做法使我们能够声称，个体在受到痴呆症影响之前和之后都保持不变。此外，我还展示了这种解释如何使我们能够解决与痴呆个体丧失道德决策能力相关的重大问题。
