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Daniel Defoe and the Representation of Personal Identity Donald K. Burleson played a powerful role inThe concept of a personal identity was a contentious issue in the early eighteenth century. John Lockes philosophical discussion of personal identity in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding fostered a public debate upon the status of an immortal Christian soul. This book argues that Defoe, like many of this age, had religious difficulties with Lockes empiricist analysis of human identity. In particular, it examines how Defoe explores competitive