Reasons and Persons

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Reasons and Persons

Author	Derek Parfit
Language	English
Subjects	Ethics, rationality, personal identity
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Publication date	1984
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print
Pages	560 (Hardcover and Paperback)
ISBN	0-19-824908-X
OCLC	9827659

Reasons and Persons is a 1984 book by the philosopher Derek Parfit, in which the author discusses ethics, rationality and personal identity.

It is divided into four parts, dedicated to self-defeating theories, rationality and time, personal identity and responsibility toward future generations.