Harold W. Noonan is Professor of Mind and Cognition in the Philosophy Department of the University of Nottingham, UK.

Praise for previous editions:"Noonan writes with exceptional clarity, has a masterful command of the issues and of the literature, and is judicious, acute and clear-headed in his analysis and criticisms of arguments and positions." - Times Literary Supplement "Well informed and sophisticated discussion....Very rewarding and challenging." - Mind ..."an ideal source book for those seeking a rigorous but accessible introduction to the topic. Noonan's discussions are fair and accurate, and his criticisms are often well-placed. Highly recommended." - CHOICE

• Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. An Initial Survey 2. Locke 3. Leibniz, Butler and Reid 4.Hume 5. Identity and Personal Identity 6. Identity and Determinacy 7. The Reduplication Problem 8. Quasi-Memory 9. Parfit and What Matters in Survival 10. The Self and the Future 11. Persons, Animals and Human Beings 12. Against the Closest-Continuer Theory Bibliography Index

Harold W. Noonan is Professor of Mind and Cognition in the Philosophy Department of the University of Nottingham, UK.

Praise for previous editions:"Noonan writes with exceptional clarity, has a masterful command of the issues and of the literature, and is judicious, acute and clear-headed in his analysis and criticisms of arguments and positions." - Times Literary Supplement "Well informed and sophisticated discussion....Very rewarding and challenging." - Mind ..."an ideal source book for those seeking a rigorous but accessible introduction to the topic. Noonan's discussions are fair and accurate, and his criticisms are often well-placed. Highly recommended." - CHOICE

• Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. An Initial Survey 2. Locke 3. Leibniz, Butler and Reid 4.Hume 5. Identity and Personal Identity 6. Identity and Determinacy 7. The Reduplication Problem 8. Quasi-Memory 9. Parfit and What Matters in Survival 10. The Self and the Future 11. Persons, Animals and Human Beings 12. Against the Closest-Continuer Theory Bibliography Index

Harold W. Noonan is Professor of Mind and Cognition in the Philosophy Department of the University of Nottingham, UK.

Praise for previous editions:"Noonan writes with exceptional clarity, has a masterful command of the issues and of the literature, and is judicious, acute and clear-headed in his analysis and criticisms of arguments and positions." - Times Literary Supplement "Well informed and sophisticated discussion....Very rewarding and challenging." - Mind ..."an ideal source book for those seeking a rigorous but accessible introduction to the topic. Noonan's discussions are fair and accurate, and his criticisms are often well-placed. Highly recommended." - CHOICE

• Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition 1. An Initial Survey 2. Locke 3. Leibniz, Butler and Reid 4.Hume 5. Identity and Personal Identity 6. Identity and Determinacy 7. The Reduplication Problem 8. Quasi-Memory 9. Parfit and What Matters in Survival 10. The Self and the Future 11. Persons, Animals and Human Beings 12. Against the Closest-Continuer Theory Bibliography Index