Derek Parfit
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| - | In [[philosophy]], '''[[personal identity]]''' refers to the [[essence]] of a [[self-conscious]] person, that which makes him or her uniquely what they are at any one point in time, and which further persists over time despite superficial modifications, making him or her same person at different points in time also. | + | |
| + | '''Derek Antony Parfit''' (11 December 1942 – 1 January 2017) was a [[British philosopher]] who specialised in [[personal identity]], [[rationality]], and [[ethics]]. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. | ||
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| - | ;Identity: [[Abstract object]]s, [[Personal life]], [[Self (philosophy)]], [[Identity and change]], [[Mind/brain identity]], [[Ship of Theseus]] (about identity of things generally, not only of persons) | + | [[Repugnant conclusion]] | [[Nonidentity problem]] | [[On What Matters|Triple Theory]] | [[Teletransportation paradox]] |
| - | ;Continuity: [[Mindstream]], [[consciousness]], [[dependent origination]], [[introspect]], [[mnemonic]], [[percept]], [[perdurantism]], [[synchronicity]], [[noumena]] | + | |
| - | ;People: [[Gottlob Frege]], [[Derek Parfit]], [[Anthony Quinton]], [[David Wiggins]], [[Sydney Shoemaker]], [[Bernard Williams]], [[Peter van Inwagen]], [[Carl Jung]], [[Erik Erikson]], [[Hugo Münsterberg]], [[Wilhelm Wundt]], [[dogen|Dogen (being and time)]] | + | |
| - | ;Other: [[Metaphysical necessity]], [[Personally identifiable information]], [[Privacy]], [[Cerebrum]], [[Brainy]], [[Hemispherectomy]], [[immaterialism]], [[personhood]] | + | |
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Derek Antony Parfit (11 December 1942 – 1 January 2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Repugnant conclusion | Nonidentity problem | Triple Theory | Teletransportation paradox
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