There are other aspects to the current idea of identity, as I said—I wasn’t claiming this was the total solution to the problem.
But if I had a willing slave that I cared deeply about, I’d say that it would be fair to consider them as an extension of myself. Especially if we communicated a lot.
If I had a slave whom I happened to care about, then by this definition they would be me, which isn’t true.
There are other aspects to the current idea of identity, as I said—I wasn’t claiming this was the total solution to the problem.
But if I had a willing slave that I cared deeply about, I’d say that it would be fair to consider them as an extension of myself. Especially if we communicated a lot.