Book · 1984
Reasons and Persons
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Derek Parie wrote this great book called reasons and persons about how you really define an individual is not just your own thoughts and your own selfreflection but we're almost he argues more defined by how other people have se.
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Derek Parfit's that brilliant guy who he's a philosopher. He wrote this brilliant thing called Reasons and Persons.
So derek poffett who's a british philosopher um has a book called reasons and persons and and this is one of the arguments uh in the book and he calls it the repugnant conclusion.
Maybe it's some of Reasons and Persons and it has teletransporters and things like teletransporters.
So in the in the 80s uh he wrote this uh book called reasons and persons uh and it's you know this kind of voluminous uh meticulous tone of uh you know kind of um uh very detailed ethical philosophy.
A Brit named Derek Parfit, a famous philosopher, wrote a book in 1984 called Reasons and Persons.
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Reasons and Persons by Derek Parfit is a landmark work of analytic philosophy that explores personal identity, utilitarianism, population ethics, and moral obligations to future generations. Chris Mason recommended the book on the Lex Fridman Podcast, explaining that the author challenges traditional notions of the self by arguing that individuals are defined not merely by internal thoughts and self-reflection, but by their relationships with others. Jonathan Anomaly, Jimmy Carr, Tyler Cowen, and Stuart Russell discussed the book across various podcasts, highlighting its enduring influence on modern ethical philosophy and its introduction of thought experiments like the repugnant conclusion and teletransporter puzzles. Elijah Millgram noted on Conversations with Tyler that he continues to teach the text in his philosophy classes, specifically using its imaginative identity scenarios to prompt critical thinking among students. Thomas Moynihan also brought up the book on Modern Wisdom, praising its meticulous and voluminous approach to complex ethical problems surrounding human existence and existential risk. The speakers frequently emphasized how Derek Parfit's philosophical inquiries fundamentally changed how scholars think about personhood, rationality, and humanity's moral responsibilities across time and space.
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Chris Mason Derek Parie wrote this great book called reasons and persons about how you really define an individual is n… 1
“Derek Parie wrote this great book called reasons and persons about how you really define an individual is not just your own thoughts and your own selfreflection but we're almost he argues more defined by how other people have se”
Elijah Millgram i mean i still teach this first book the reasons in person's book 2
“i mean i still teach this first book the reasons in person's book”
“maybe it's some of reasons and persons and it has teletransporters and things like teletransporters”
Jimmy Carr that um Derek Parett's that brilliant guy who who he's a philosopher. He wrote this brilliant thing called… 1
“that um Derek Parett's that brilliant guy who who he's a philosopher. He wrote this brilliant thing called reasons and persons.”
Jonathan Anomaly So, um, a Brit named Derek Parett, a famous philosopher, wrote a book in 1984 called Reasons and Persons. 1
“So, um, a Brit named Derek Parett, a famous philosopher, wrote a book in 1984 called Reasons and Persons.”
Stuart Russell so derek poffett who's a british philosopher um has a book called reasons and persons and and this is one o… 1
“so derek poffett who's a british philosopher um has a book called reasons and persons and and this is one of the arguments uh in the book and he calls it the repugnant conclusion”
Thomas Moynihan so in the in the 80s uh he wrote this uh book called reasons and persons uh and it's you know this kind of… 1
“so in the in the 80s uh he wrote this uh book called reasons and persons uh and it's you know this kind of voluminous uh meticulous tone of uh you know kind of um uh very detailed ethical philosophy”
Tyler Cowen well derek parfit reasons and persons which i just discovered in a harvard bookstore in 1984. 1
“well derek parfit reasons and persons which i just discovered in a harvard bookstore in 1984.”
