#321 — Reckoning with Parfit

Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about the life and
philosophy of Derek Parfit. They discuss Parfit’s work on
identity, time bias, the “non-identity problem,” population
ethics and “the Repugnant Conclusion,” the ethical importance of
future people, Effective Altruism, moral truth, and other topics.


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