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Reasons and Persons Reprint Edition

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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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  1. ISBN-10
    019824908X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0198249085
  3. Edition
    Reprint
  4. Publisher
    Oxford University Press, USA
  5. Publication date
    February 20, 1986
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    0.98 x 7.75 x 5.06 inches
  8. Print length
    560 pages
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"Very few works in the subject can compare with Parfit's in scope, fertility, imaginative resource, and cogency of reasoning."--P.F. Strawson, The New York Review of Books

"Complex, brilliant, and entertaining....This book is chock-full of impressive arguments, many of which seem destined to become part of the standard analytic repertory....It is an understatement to say that it is well worth reading."--International Studies in Philosophy

"Extraordinary...Brilliant...Astonishingly rich in ideas...A major contribution to philosophy: it will be read, honoured, and argued about for many years to come."--Samuel Scheffler, Times Literary Supplement

"A brilliantly clever and imaginative book...Strange and excitingly intense."--Alan Ryan, Sunday Times (London)

"Not many books reset the philosophical agenda in the way that this one does....Western philosophy, especially systematic ethics, will not be the same again."--Philosophical Books

Book Description

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

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 1986
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 560 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019824908X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0198249085
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.98 x 7.75 x 5.06 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #60,774 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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