ABSTRACT
External bodies-chairs, tables and trees-are not the only things we think continue to exist through time whether they are perceived by us or not. We also have an idea of a self, or mind or person, that continues to be one and the same thing throughout a lifetime. Each of us understands talk of himself, of Winston Churchill, and of the brothers Karamazov. How and where do we get those ideas? What makes it possible to think of a world containing a number of distinct, enduring selves?
