"Parfitian survival" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: After Derek Parfit, British philosopher, from ideas expressed in his book Reasons and Persons and various journal articles throughout the late 20th century. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Parfitian survival (uncountable)
  1. The state of remaining as one's original self after the bodily self has been amalgamated or deconstructed through time and experience. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-Parfitian_survival-en-noun-APZOGGZJ
  2. The question of one's psychological continuity and personal identity surviving through various philosophical thought experiments. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Related terms: Parfitian
    Sense id: en-Parfitian_survival-en-noun-neVoNfdr Disambiguation of Philosophy: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 29 71

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