Reasons Without Persons

Reasons Without Persons
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 219
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ISBN-10 : 9780198732594
ISBN-13 : 0198732597
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Download or read book Reasons Without Persons written by Brian Hedden and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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