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Reductionism about persons; and what matters
Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 98 (1):41-58 (1998)
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This paper's?I examines Derek Parfit's main, metaphysical, argument for reductionism about personal identity.?II considers three possible ethical arguments for reductionism, and suggests a new approach to the question of what matters about personal identity which has to do with the notion of an ethical narrative.Other Versions
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