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 non-religious moral philosophy is a young subject, with a promising but unpredictable future.
......(更多)
作者:(英)德里克·帕菲特 译者:王新生
德里克·帕菲特(DerekParfit),牛津大学万灵学院高级研究员,纽约大学、哈佛大学、罗格斯大学客座教授,英国国家学术院、美国人文与科学院成员。他的另一部著作《理与人》(Reasons and Persons)是近几十年最有影响力的哲学著作之一。
......(更多)
......(更多)
如果我们都遵循这个非人称性原则,而且并不给予我们自己的子女任何优先权,那么这对我们的所有子女而言都将更好。
......(更多)