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Parfitian survival

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The state of remaining as one's original self after the bodily self has been amalgamated or deconstructed through time and experience.
    uncountable
  2. The question of one's psychological continuity and personal identity surviving through various philosophical thought experiments.
    uncountable

Examples

“I actually find⟳ Parfit's picture of survival depressing, but that of course is by comparison with what I take⟳ survival to be. By Parfitian survival, Parfitian death may may not seem so depressing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Parfitt parfleche parfocality parfocalization parfum parfum de toilette

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