John Locke's Impact On Western Philosophy

John Locke’s who had an impact on Western Philosophy was one who came up with different theories in the 17th century. One of the things that Locke focused on was personal identity. He was one of many philosophers who was concerned about the belief of personal identity. Many people question their existence in this world and what will happen in the afterlife for them. Most philosophers believe that personal identity is what we ourselves believe in our soul what our personal identity is. However, John Locke’s idea is that personal identity is the matter of a person’s physiological continuity. This means that he believes that personal identity should be found or based upon their physiological memory and not the results from ones soul or body. We question ourselves a lot about what we will do in our afterlife because we connect our personal identity with religious reasoning. We believe that we are made up from our soul and the way our life consist with this soul. In results of life, we believe that if we die with a good soul our afterlife in heaven will be great. Mr. Locke doesn’t look at it in a religious state of mind but more in a scientific way. He believes that one’s personal
He believes that the mind or consciousness is what determines one. For example, Locke would believe that if a man who steals an item doesn’t remember he stole that the crime cannot be at put at his fault if he cannot remember doing that crime. Basically this is showing that thef is not a thief if he doesn’t remember stealing anything. He believes that over time our memories make us who we are through the use of conscious state of mind. So if the person who stole the item switch memories then the person now with that memory would be accused in their body. So, do you think Locke’s idea of personal identity would be safe in good our society