Derek Parfit: concern of no one as myself

Authors

  • Andrey Viktorovich Nekhaev Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2018-4-49-59

Keywords:

personal identity, fission, rationality, moral action, concern

Abstract

The article discusses the personality and legacy of Derek Parfit. He entered the history of modern metaphysics and moral philosophy as a proponent of radical NeoLockean view on the issues of personal identity. Denying our basic metaphysical and moral intuitions (identity for the person and moral responsibility), the so-called «Oxford Buddhist» was a tireless preacher of hyper-rational altruism. His original ideas and admirable arguments outlined only in few works were and remain at the center of philosophical discussions.

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Author Biography

Andrey Viktorovich Nekhaev, Omsk State Technical University, Omsk, Russia

Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor of Philosophy and Social Communications Department, Omsk State Technical University; Professor of Philosophy Department, Tyumen State University; Research Associate of the Laboratory of Logical and Philosophical Studies, Tomsk Scientific Center, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, RAS.

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Published

2018-12-12

How to Cite

Nekhaev А. в. (2018). Derek Parfit: concern of no one as myself. Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity, (4), 49–59. https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2018-4-49-59

Issue

No. 4 (2018)

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Philosophy

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