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    It is not the case that A person with severe amnesia who retains the same temperament and values lacks the memory-chains Locke requires, yet Williams's criterion would falsely count them as fully continuous.

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    • 1.Williams's criterion doesn't require memory itself, only continuity of psychological traits—which the amnesiac retains fully.
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    • 2.Calling such continuity 'false' assumes Locke's memory-chain view is correct, but this begs the question against Williams's alternative.
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    • 3.Personality and values shape moral responsibility and agency more directly than episodic memories of specific past events.
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    • 1.Locke's memory criterion requires continuous memory chains linking past to present; severe amnesia breaks these chains entirely.
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    • 2.Williams's psychological continuity (temperament/values) persists despite amnesia, making identity judgments conflict between the two theories.
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    • 3.Intuitively, someone who cannot recall their past actions loses a key element of personal identity, even if their personality remains stable.
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