Parfit Derek. Reasons and Persons

Oxford University Press, 1984. — 1740 p. — ISBN: 978-0-19-824908-9
Part One: Self —Defeating Theories
Theories that are Indirectly Self—Defeating
Practical Dilemmas
Five Mistakes in Moral Mathematics
Theories that are Directly Self—Defeating
Conclusions
Part Two: Rationality and Time
The Best Objection to Self—Interest Theory
The Appeal to Full Relativity
Different Attitudes to Time
Why We Should Reject S
Part Three: Personal Identity
What We Believe Ourselves to Be
How We are not what We Believe
Why Our Identity is Not What Matters
What Does Matter
Personal Identity and Rationality
Part Four: Future Generations
The Non—Identity Problem
The Repugnant Conclusion
The Absurd Conclusion
The Mere Addition Paradox
Concluding Chapter
Appendices