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Robert Bly Lecture: The Mythology of I (1993)

By Robert Bly — 2014

Robert Bly explores the depths of human identity, including the rational Ego, the caring Goddess, the Great Mother, and the Hostile Brother, who jealously tries to sabotage our success. Building upon Shakespeare's work, he lays out how those four archetypes set the tone of our relationships today.

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Identity with John Perry - Conversations with History

Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Professor John Perry who discusses the evolution of his thinking on the problem of identity. Topics covered also include: how a philosopher thinks, philosophical thinking and public discourse, and what philosophy and humor have in common.

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John Perry
2009
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Arguments Against Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #20

How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of personal identity, learning about Hume’s bundle theory and Parfit’s theory of survival through psychological connectedness.

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2016
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Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #19

Today Hank is building on last week’s exploration of identity to focus on personal identity. Does it in reside in your body? Is it in the collective memories of your consciousness? There are, of course, strengths and weaknesses to both of these ideas, and that’s what we’re talking about today.

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2016
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Archetypes