DVD 4, “Is There an Enduring Self?” explores the philosophy of the self, particularly as it relates to the existence of an eternal and innate sense of "self." The DVD begins by establishing the instinctive, perhaps most commonly held, proposition that there is an intrinsic and constant element that distinguishes an individual. However, when attempting to defend such a position philosophically, difficulties arise: it is difficult to introspectively find this "self", and it seems paradoxical to possess an enduring self and at the same time be in a constant state of change. Contemporary philosophers and historians alike have wrestled with the idea of ​​an eternal self. The Greek philosopher Socrates argued that every day a "new man" is born within an individual and "the old man ceases to exist", both physically and spiritually; therefore, since components constantly grow and disappear within one, an enduring self cannot exist. Simultaneously, has the problem of the self manifested itself in discussions regarding the legal system? Klaus Barbie, former member of the SS-Hauptsturmführer and the Gestapo...