Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I. A MATERIALIST METAPHYSICS OF THE HUMAN PERSON
6. Chapter 1. The Many Problematic Solutions to the Problem of the Many 11
7. Chapter 2. Persistence and the Partist View 45
8. Chapter 3. Vagueness and Composition 72
9. Chapter 4. The Criterion of Personal Identity 113
10. Chapter 5. A Portrait of the Human Person 145
11. PART II. APPLICATIONS: ETHICS AND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
12. Chapter 6. Pre-Persons, Post-Persons, Non-Persons, and Person-Parts 149
13. Chapter 7. Nothing But Dust and Ashes 167
14. Bibliography 193
15. Index 199