Abstract
John Locke’s conception of personal identity has been widely criticized almost from the moment of its publication in his magnum opus, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Despite a long history of critique, most contemporary criticisms leveled against Locke seem but variants of the objections advanced by his earliest critics. In this paper, the author shall deflect the charges of vicious circularity and incoherence oft aimed at Locke’s consciousness theory of identity, considering relevant passages from Locke’s Essay, and suggesting alternate understandings from those typically advanced in Lockean scholarship.
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