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Derek Antony Parfit FBA (/ ˈ p ɑːr f ɪ t /; 11 December 1942 – 2 January 2017 [3] [4]) was a British 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.
Adding women back into men's biographies, organizations they participated in, or other women's lives is another means of restoring the historical contributions of women. There may not be sufficient sourcing available now to meet Wikipedia notability standards, but as information becomes available, adequate information may come to light for a ...
Diversity, equity and inclusion programs at some of the country’s biggest companies fell apart in 2024. Anti-DEI efforts will most likely only ramp up in 2025.
Jennifer Scanlon, a professor of gender, sexuality and women's studies at Bowdoin College who wrote a biography on Hedgeman, said she "by all accounts, should be a household name." “Often a woman among men, a black person among whites and a secular Christian among clergy, she lived and breathed the intersections that made her life so vital ...
Derek Parfit. This debate about further facts concerning personal identity over time is most closely associated with Derek Parfit. In his Reasons and Persons, he describes the non-reductionist's view that "personal identity is a deep further fact, distinct from physical and psychological continuity". [1]
The bodies of a California mother of three and her 19-year-old son were found dead by her daughter days before the family was set to celebrate Christmas.