Many philosophers say that the nature of personal identity has to do with narratives: the stories we tell about ourselves. While different narrativists address different questions of personal identity, some propose narrativist accounts of personal identity over time. The paper argues that such accounts have troubling consequences about the beginning and end of our lives, lead to inconsistencies, and involve backwards causation. The problems can be solved, but only by modifying the accounts in ways that deprive them of their appeal.

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叙事和坚持

许多哲学家说，个人身份的本质与叙述有关：我们讲述自己的故事。虽然不同的叙事主义者解决了不同的个人身份问题，但有些人提出了随着时间的推移对个人身份的叙事主义解释。该论文认为，这样的叙述对我们生命的开始和结束产生了令人不安的后果，导致不一致，并涉及反向因果关系。问题可以得到解决，但只能通过以剥夺其吸引力的方式修改帐户。