<!doctype html public «-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859–1"> What are the connections between the notion of time and personal identity? This study examines three key concepts in discussions about personal identity: memory, survival, and responsibility. The analysis shows that for each individual, it is temporal, perspectival self-reference that forms the core of the conceptual relationship between time and personal identity.