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WHAT IS ANIMALISM?
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AbstractOne increasingly popular approach to personal identity is called ‘animalism.’ Unfortunately, it is unclear just what the doctrine says. In this paper, I criticise several different ways of stating animalism, and put forward one formulation that I find more promising.
Title: WHAT IS ANIMALISM?
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AbstractOne increasingly popular approach to personal identity is called ‘animalism.
’ Unfortunately, it is unclear just what the doctrine says.
In this paper, I criticise several different ways of stating animalism, and put forward one formulation that I find more promising.
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