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OverviewThis study is about what matters in survival--about what relation to a future individual gives you a reason for prudential concern for that individual. For common sense there is such a relation and it is identity, but according to Parfit common sense is wrong in this respect. Identity is not what matters in survival. In What Matters in Survival, Douglas Ehring argues that this Parfitian thesis does not go far enough. The result is the highly radical view Full Product DetailsAuthor: Douglas Ehring (William Edward Easterwood Professor of Philosophy, Southern Methodist University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Edition: 1 Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm Weight: 0.398kg ISBN: 9780192894717ISBN 10: 0192894714 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 06 May 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: The Divergence Argument 2: Fission and Shared Stages 3: Fission and Indeterminacy 4: Generalizing from Fission 5: The Triviality Argument 6: The Non-Triviality Principle and Objections to its Application Epilogue: Possible Implications for Rationality and Ethics BibliographyReviewsEhring has mastered a great body of literature. His discussions of complex cases and issues are impressively clear and logically rigorous. * B. T. Hutchinson, CHOICE * Author InformationDouglas Ehring is the William Edward Easterwood Professor of Philosophy at Southern Methodist University. His publications include Tropes (2011) and Causation and Persistence: A Theory of Causation (1997). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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