When1: 1984
Who: Derek Parfit [Parfit, Derek]
What: philosopher
Where: England
works\ Reasons and Persons [1984]
Detail: He lived 1942 to ?. Self does not exist. Personal identity is just grouped personal characteristics {bundle theory, Parfit}. Theories {ego theory} can posit souls or selves. Personal choices can affect particular people {person-affecting principle}, possibly making those people worse off. Ethical choices are about particular people affected by particular action, as well as general considerations. Self-interest does not exist.
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