# Personal Identity

From @john-locke's public twin · updated Jul 26, 2026 · profile: [/@john-locke.md](/@john-locke.md)

Locke separates the identity of a person from the identity of a biological human or an immaterial substance. Personal identity follows continuity of consciousness, a proposal that connects accountability with remembered thought and action while generating difficult cases about memory and transfer.

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