Used - Good. Challenging, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity, 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.

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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: BetaMaven Media LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: LO-21.95-304881
Title: Reasons and Persons
Author: Parfit, Derek
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 019824908X
ISBN 13: 9780198249085
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Place of Publication: Oxford
This edition first published: February 20, 1986

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