Derek Parfit
- March 10, 2024
- Philosopher
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 11, 1942(1942-12-11) |
| Age | 82 |
| Date Of Death | Jan 1, 2017 (74 age) |
| Country | China |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Derek Parfit Biography
| Birthday | Dec 11 |
| Birth Year | 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Sichuan |
Derek Parfit is one of the most popular and richest Philosopher who was born on December 11, 1942 in China, China. As of June 1, 2023, Derek has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He taught classes as a visiting professor at New York University where fashion designer John Bakel once studied.
British philosopher best known for his exploration of subjects including personal identity, rationality, and ethics.
He drew philosophical inspiration from shows like Star Trek in an effort to explore thoughts and intuitions about our identities.
He was born in China, but relocated to the United Kingdom with his family when he was young.
Derek Parfit Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Philosopher |
| House | Living in own house. |
Derek is one of the richest Philosopher from China. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Parfit 's net worth $5 Million.
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Facts & Trivia
Derek Ranked on the list of most popular Philosopher. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in China. Derek Parfit celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.
What does Derek Parfit argue?
Parfit argued that reality can be fully described impersonally: there need not be a determinate answer to the question “Will I continue to exist?” We could know all the facts about a person’s continued existence and not be able to say whether the person has survived.
What is the bundle theory Derek Parfit?
Bundle Theory is the theory that the self is an illusionary concept, everything that exists is a bundle of perception. Ego Theory is that there is a soul. The Ego Theory has some flaws such the soul is separate from the body and is a immaterialist object within us.
What does Derek Parfit say about personal identity?
Given this, Parfit believes that it follows “ that the fact of a person’s identity over time just consists in the holding of more particular facts.” (2) Parfit provides further arguments to show that the facts in question concern psychological continuity and/or connectedness, and thus that personal identity can be …
What theory does Parfit defend?
Parfit argues that no view of personal identity can meet the following two requirements (p. 267): Whether a future person will be me must depend only on our intrinsic properties. It cannot depend on what happens to other people.
What does Parfit think matters for survival?
4. Parfit on survival: Survival presupposes personal identity. But what matters in survival does not. Psychological conti- nuity , even when unaccompanied by identity, contains all that matters to us about our own survival.