Animalism (philosophy)

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In the philosophical subdiscipline of ontology, animalism is a theory of personal identity that asserts that humans are animals.^[1] The concept of animalism is advocated by philosophers Eric T. Olson, Peter van Inwagen, Paul Snowdon, Stephan Blatti, David Hershenov and David Wiggins.^{[2][page needed]} The view stands in contrast to positions such as John Locke's psychological criterion for personal identity or various forms of mind–body dualism, such as Richard Swinburne's account.