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Derek Antony Parfit FBA (/ ˈ p ɑːr f ɪ t /; 11 December 1942 – 2 January 2017 [3] [4]) was an English philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Reasons and Persons is a 1984 book by the philosopher Derek Parfit, in which the author discusses ethics, rationality and personal identity.. It is divided into four parts, dedicated to self-defeating theories, rationality and time, personal identity and responsibility toward future generations.
The mere addition paradox (also known as the repugnant conclusion) is a problem in ethics identified by Derek Parfit and discussed in his book Reasons and Persons (1984). The paradox identifies the mutual incompatibility of four intuitively compelling assertions about the relative value of populations.
Longtermists argue that we live at a pivotal moment in human history. Derek Parfit wrote that we "live during the hinge of history" [26] and William MacAskill states that "the world’s long-run fate depends in part on the choices we make in our lifetimes" [6]: 6 since "society has not yet settled down into a stable state, and we are able to ...
The nonidentity problem (also called the paradox of future individuals) [1] in population ethics is the problem that an act may still be wrong even if it is not wrong for anyone.
What I liked about Storyworth. There’s a lot to like about Storyworth, assuming you either choose to answer the questions yourself or choose to pepper a willing participant.
Mexico has asked the United States to extradite the suspected mastermind behind the murder of journalist Javier Valdez after he was arrested on drug charges, the attorney general said. Damaso ...
A history essay sometimes referred to as a thesis essay describes an argument or claim about one or more historical events and supports that claim with evidence, arguments, and references. The text makes it clear to the reader why the argument or claim is as such. [21]