In other words, Locke argues that it can only be judged for the acts of the body, because this is what is apparent to all except God; however, they are actually only responsible for actions of which they are aware. This forms the basis of the insanity defense: one cannot be held responsible for acts of which one was unconscious – and therefore leads to interesting philosophical questions: Now, Locke's conception of personal identity does not is based not on substance or body, but in the "same continuous consciousness", which is also distinct from the soul since the soul can have no consciousness of itself. He creates a third term between the soul and the body - and Locke's thought can certainly be meditated on by those who, following a scientific ideology, would too quickly identify the brain with consciousness. Because the brain, like the body and like any substance, can change, while consciousness remains the same. Personal identity is therefore not in the brain, but in