John Perry is Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Stanford University. He was also the co-host with Ken Taylor of the nationally syndicated radio show Philosophy Talk. John has worked in the philosophy of language, mind, and metaphysics, and is well-known for his famous Slingshot Argument with John Barwise. Robinson and John first talk about his book The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing. They then turn to some of his work on identity, personal identity, and the self.
OUTLINE
00:00 In This Episode…
00:58 Introduction
02:43 In Defense of Procrastination
10:45 Dialogues and Philosophical Writing
23:17 Identity and Personal Identity
35:37 Memory and Personal Identity
47:39 The Body-Identity Theory
54:18 Parfit and Lewis on Identity
01:03:31 John and the Memory Theory
01:21:46 Death and Identity
01:32:46 Personhood and the Self
01:54:54 Could You Be Someone Else?
Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com
Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University. Join him in conversations with philosophers, scientists, weightlifters, artists, and everyone in-between.