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Zusatztext This is a well-written, ambitious book that ties disparate strands of philosophy together into a complete picture of what is required for an agent to be ... To my knowledge, this is something only Derek Parfit has been successful at tackling thus far. In general, the book is knowledgeable and an interesting read ... the book is recommended reading for anyone interested in the connections between rationality and personal identity, and it is written in a way that makes it accessible to pretty much anyone interested in the topic. Informationen zum Autor Brian Hedden was an undergraduate at Princeton University, graduating with a degree in philosophy in 2006. He received his doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2012, after which he was a junior research fellow at Oxford University until 2014. Since 2015 he has been a lecturer at the University of Sydney. Klappentext Brian Hedden defends a radical view about rationality, personal identity, and time. He argues that what it is rational to do should not depend on your past beliefs or actions, which are not part of your current perspective on the world. His impersonal approach holds that what rationality demands of you is solely determined by your evidence. Zusammenfassung Brian Hedden defends a radical view about rationality, personal identity, and time. He argues that what it is rational to do should not depend on your past beliefs or actions, which are not part of your current perspective on the world. His impersonal approach holds that what rationality demands of you is solely determined by your evidence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements 1: Time-Slice Rationality 2: General Motivations 3: Against Diachronic Principles 4: Against Reflection Principles 5: The Diachronic Tragedy Argument 6: Options and Time-Slice Practical Rationality 7: Options and Diachronic Tragedy 8: Replacing Diachronic Principles 9: Replacing Reflection Principles 10: Doxastic Justification, Reasoning, and Evidence-Gathering 11: Rationality and the Subject's Point of View ...
