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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.
Once known as the "Medical Information Bureau" MIB was founded in 1902 by a group of life insurance companies with a desire to create an industry wide database of life insurance and other products. The goal was to share information as a way to protect applicants, insurers, and policyholders from omissions and fraud that prevented the sound and ...
The least expensive type of life insurance is usually term life insurance. It provides coverage for a specific period — often 10, 20 or 30 years — and is typically much cheaper than permanent ...
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.
Gleaner Life Insurance Society is a member-owned, nonprofit fraternal benefit society. It was established in 1894 and its home office is in Adrian at 5200 W. U.S. 223.
Life insurance is a necessity if you have immediate family or others that count on your income. However, choosing a policy that fits your financial goals and is affordable can be challenging.
The Oriental Life Insurance Company, the first company in India to offer life insurance coverage, was established in Kolkata in 1818 by Bipin Das Gupta. Its primary target market was India. [9] Surendranath Tagore had founded Hindustan Insurance Society around the same time, which later became the Life Insurance Corporation. [10]
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.