Are you responsible for your actions when you are drunk? (online lecture, in Dutch)

Imagine you've been out on the town and had a few glasses too many. You occasionally remember fragments of the evening, but your memory is mostly hazy. You may be called out on your behaviour — very embarrassing, and you’ll likely respond that you had had a few too many and that you weren’t being yourself. And that may be a more logical answer than you might think. Seventeenth century philosopher John Locke also considered this issue. He posited that your personal identity is linked to the memories and experiences that you carry with you. If you cannot remember that evening, were you still the same person as you are the next morning?

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