A Deep-Dive into the Philosophy of "Severance"

Dr. Josh Rasmussen, professor of philosophy at Baylor University, discusses the implications of the Apple Original TV show, "Severance", for two philosophical debates: (1) personal identity, and (2) the relationship between mind and body. For a list of Josh's publications: https://philpeople.org/profiles/joshu... To support the channel, do please oh please consider donating: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/miles... Instagram:   / miles_donahue   Twitter:   / philosophermkd   00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:16 Topic 1 - Personal identity 00:06:17 Psychological accounts 00:18:17 Animalism accounts 00:41:18 Soul accounts 00:44:28 Primitive identity 00:51:31 Topic 2 - The mind-body problem 01:11:26 Substance monism 01:16:12 Consciousness after death 01:26:25 Is materialism simpler than substance monism? 01:34:20 Derek Parfit's "Split Brain" Thought Experiment