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  2. Derek Parfit - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Why Diversity Matters Catalyst 7-16-12 - HuffPost

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    Leaders working to create diverse and inclusive workplaces in which women can advance must make the connection between diversity initiatives and their organization’s business goals.1 Effective business cases set the context for diversity and identify organizational challenges that must be addressed in order to create change.

  4. Reasons and Persons - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Wikipedia:Peer review/Derek Parfit/archive1 - Wikipedia

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    This article concerns the fames English moral philosopher Derek Parfit and his magnum opus, Reasons and Persons. Parfit is read widely by economists, political scientists, and philosophers alike and is work has proved incredibly influential. A biography of his life and proofreading is needed. 18 Jul 2004

  6. Mere addition paradox - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Women leaders face 30 types of bias in the workforce ... - AOL

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    Women can internalize bias and express it against other women in their workplace, while some might believe that there's not enough room at the top for more than a few women, the researchers noted.

  8. 270 Reasons Women Choose Not To Have Children - The ...

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    The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree. Their motivations ranged from preferring their current lifestyles (64 percent) to prioritizing their careers (9 percent) — a.k.a. fairly universal things that have motivated men not to have children for centuries.

  9. Teletransportation paradox - Wikipedia

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    Parfit's conclusion is similar to David Hume's view and also to the view of the self in some forms of Buddhism, though it does not restrict itself to a mere reformulation of them. For besides being reductive , Parfit's view is also deflationary : in the end, "what matters" is not personal identity, but rather mental continuity and connectedness.