Personhood is a separate concept. Animals that may lack a personal identity conception may still have first person experiences, like pain and fear. Boltzmann brains supposedly can instantiate brief moments of first person experience, but they lack personhood.
The phrase “first person” is a metaphor borrowed from the grammatical “first person” in language.
Personhood is a separate concept. Animals that may lack a personal identity conception may still have first person experiences, like pain and fear. Boltzmann brains supposedly can instantiate brief moments of first person experience, but they lack personhood.
The phrase “first person” is a metaphor borrowed from the grammatical “first person” in language.