p. 202
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To be a person, a being must be self-conscious, aware of its identity and its continued existence over time.
— Derek Parfit
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Derek Parfit" (Quotes, Reasons and Persons (1984))
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About Derek Parfit
Derek Parfit (11 December 1942 – 1 January 2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in problems of personal identity, rationality, ethics, and the relations among them.
About Derek Parfit
Derek Parfit (11 December 1942 – 1 January 2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in problems of personal identity, rationality, ethics, and the relations among them.
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