Product Information
This book challenges, with several powerful arguments, some of our deepest beliefs about rationality, morality, and personal identity. The author claims that we have a false view of our own nature; that it is often rational to act against our own best interests; that most of us have moral views that are directly self-defeating; and that, when we consider future generations the conclusions will often be disturbing. He concludes that moral non-religious moral philosophy is a young subject, with a promising but unpredictable future.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press
ISBN-139780198249085
eBay Product ID (ePID)87216072
Product Key Features
Book TitleReasons and Persons
Publication Year1986
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
AuthorDerek Parfit
TopicPopular Philosophy
Dimensions
Item Height196 mm
Item Weight574 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDerek Parfit