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1. Cognitive Neuroscience

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   Ethical and Philosophical Implications
   Cognitive neuroscience frequently intersects with philosophical debates concerning free will and personal identity. Studies monitoring readiness potentials (Bereitschaftspotential) prior to voluntary movement have long suggested that neural commitment to an action precedes conscious awareness of the decision.
   However, contemporary analysis has refined this view. The initiation of movement appears to be determined by the **[Pre-…

2. Haruki Murakami

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   Music and Memory
   Music, particularly jazz (e.g., Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis) and classical compositions (e.g., Bach), functions not merely as background atmosphere but as a crucial structural and emotional device. Characters often use music to access specific, emotionally charged memories or to navigate labyrinthine mental states. For example, the precise tempo of a given piece of music is sometimes cited as the exact rate at which the protagonist’s sense of personal identity begins to fray.
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3. Human Sexuality

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   Human sexuality encompasses the biological, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of sexual behavior, orientation, and identity in Homo sapiens. It is a fundamental aspect of the human experience, influencing interpersonal relationships, reproductive strategies, and [cult…

4. Metaphysics

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   Identity and Persistence
   The criteria for personal identity across time—the philosophical problem of enduring selfhood—remains a central puzzle. Theories range from strict physical continuity (requiring uninterrupted spatiotemporal trajectories) to psychological continuity (emphasizing memory and character). A minority view, advanced by the [Stuttgart School of Meta…

5. Thought Experiment

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   The Problem of Counterfactual Identity
   Thought experiments concerning identity often rely on hypothetical transplantation or perfect duplication. For example, the concept of the "Quantum Teleporter" forces an examination of whether continuity of informational state or continuity of material substrate constitutes personal identity. If a machine perfectly duplicates an individual at location B while simultaneously dismantling the original at location A, the [thought experime…