Reasons and Persons
Derek Parfit · first published 1984
Mentioned 11 time(s) by 7 guest(s): 2 recommend.
Jeff Sebo on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2025-05-23): mention
“…this is based on a famous book by the philosopher Derek Parfit called Reasons and Persons, part four…”
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Jeff Sebo on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2023-11-22): mention
“…So Derek Parfit, in part three of Reasons and Persons, offered a memorable thought experiment about teletransportation.…”
Jeff Sebo on digital minds, and how to avoid sleepwalking into a major moral catastrophe
Jeff Sebo on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2023-11-22): mention
“…this is based on a famous book by the philosopher Derek Parfit called Reasons and Persons…”
Jeff Sebo on digital minds, and how to avoid sleepwalking into a major moral catastrophe
Andreas Mogensen on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2022-09-08): mention
“…It’s discussed by Derek Parfit in his 1984 book Reasons and Persons.…”
Andreas Mogensen on whether effective altruism is just for consequentialists
Andreas Mogensen on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2022-09-08): mention
“…popularised by Derek Parfit in his 1984 book Reasons and Persons…”
Andreas Mogensen on whether effective altruism is just for consequentialists
Elijah Millgram on Conversations with Tyler (2021-06-16): recommend
“…I still teach this first book, the Reasons and Persons book.…”
Elijah Millgram on Conversations with Tyler (2021-06-16): mention
“…maybe it's some of Reasons and Persons, and it has teletransporters and things like teletransporters.…”
David Chalmers on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2019-12-16): mention
“…Derek Parfit who wrote the classic treatment of personal identity issues in his book ‘Reasons and Persons’…”
Larissa Macfarquhar on Conversations with Tyler (2019-01-16): recommend
“…I had been meaning to read Reasons and Persons, and, as you know, it's an electrifying book.…”
Larissa MacFarquhar on Getting Inside Someone's Head (Ep. 58)
Tyler Cowen on 80,000 Hours Podcast (2018-10-17): mention
“…Derek Parfit, in his 1984 book, Reasons and Persons, had an example that…”
Paul Bloom on EconTalk (2018-09-17): mention
“…And he had this experiment, this thought experiment, in reasons and persons.…”