Reasons and Persons

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 ...

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.

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。