Scribano, Emanuela:
Chi sopravvive alla morte? : Da Cartesia a Spinoza

In: Rivista di filosofia 12,3 (2020), 397-417

Literature type: Articles
Language: Italian
Thematic areas: Previous history (e.g. Descartes, Stoicism), Comparison of theories
Subject (individuals): Descartes, René

English commentary: "Descartes identifies thought and consciousness, and it is consciousness that ensures the identity of the subject. This thesis has important consequences on the problem of a subject’s identity after death since consciousness takes on the role entrusted to memory by the pre-Cartesian tradition. This substitution is particularly evident in Spinoza, who links memory to the time of life, and ensures personal identity after the body’s death by the consciousness of the eternal self." (abstract)

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