Dr. Josh Rasmussen, professor of philosophy at Baylor university, discusses the implications of the Apple Original TV show, "Severance", for two philosophical debates: (1) personal identity, and (2) the relationship between mind and body. To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating. Feel free to follow me on Instagram or Twitter.

Episode Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:16 Topic 1 - Personal identity

00:06:17 Psychological accounts

00:18:17 Animalism accounts

00:41:18 Soul accounts

00:44:28 Primitive identity

00:51:31 Topic 2 - The mind-body problem

01:11:26 Substance monism

01:16:12 Consciousness after death

01:26:25 Is materialism simpler than substance monism?

01:34:20 Derek Parfit "Split Brain" Thought Experiment

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