Reasons and Persons
By Derek Parfit
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.
- ISBN:
- 9780198249085
- Format:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 560
- Published:
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Imprint:
- Oxford University Press
- Weight:
- 581 g