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Reasons and Persons.
by Parfit, Derek
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984. First edition of one of the most important philosophical texts of the second half the twentieth century. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Small name to the front free endpaper. Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity, Derek Parfit claims that we have a false view about our own nature. It is often rational to act against our own best interests, he argues, and most of us have moral views that are self-defeating. We often act wrongly, although we know there will be no one with serious grounds for complaint, and when we consider future generations it is very hard to avoid conclusions that most of us will find very disturbing. Derek Parfit is widely considered one of the most important and influential philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Synopsis
Reasons and Persons is a philosophical work by Derek Parfit, published in 1986. It focuses on 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.
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- Bookseller
- Raptis Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114653
- Title
- Reasons and Persons.
- Author
- Parfit, Derek
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Derek Parfit First Edition
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