#9 Amy Kind: Biometrics and the Metaphysics of Personal Identity

What this episode covers

Amy Kind [https://www.amykind.com/] is the Russell K. Pitzer Professor of Philosophy at Claremont McKenna College, as well as the Director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. She is a leading philosopher in the philosophy of mind, with a focus on imagination and consciousness. Her books include Imagination and Creative Thinking and Persons and Personal Identity. Today, we'll explore her recent article, Biometrics and the Metaphysics of Personal Identity. Some of the topics we discuss are the metaphysics of personal identity and the question of whether biometric technology actually tracks personal identity. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did. For more info on the show, please visit ethicscircle.org [https://www.ethicscircle.org/].