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    Locke's distinction between man and person shows one subs... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Every individuable object falls under just one ultimate sortal

    Locke's distinction between man and person shows one substance can fall under two ultimate sortals with different persistence conditions at the same time.

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    • 1.Locke explicitly defines 'man' by biological continuity and 'person' by consciousness/memory, treating them as distinct criteria.
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    • 2.Cases of amnesia or split-brain scenarios show biological identity can diverge from psychological continuity, supporting dual sortals.
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    • 3.Identity conditions must track what matters for moral responsibility; consciousness matters differently than bodily persistence.
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    • 1.If one substance has two ultimate sortals, either one is non-ultimate or substance dualism is true; neither follows from Locke.
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    • 2.Different *criteria* for tracing identity don't entail different ultimate sortals—both may track one underlying modal essence.
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    • 3.Calling 'man' and 'person' ultimate sortals requires explaining why we count as one organism, not two fundamentally different kinds.
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