Book section : Chapter
Derek Parfit as I knew him
- Abstract:
- Written by a philosopher whose graduate work Derek Parfit supervised and who lived in the same house with Parfit for a number of years, this chapter describes some of the basic elements of Parfit’s character as the author observed them over the course of a friendship of almost forty years. These include his kindness, generosity, monomania about philosophy, asceticism, intellectual brilliance, and a range of attendant eccentricities that were both amusing and endearing. The accounts of Parfit’s various character traits are illustrated by a wealth of anecdotes from the author’s own experience. The chapter also offers some observations about the ways in which Parfit’s moral views informed his own life and action.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 581.1KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/9780191915307.003.0005
Authors
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+ McMahan, J
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- Philosophy
- Oxford college:
- Corpus Christi College
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Host title:
- Derek Parfit: His Life and Thought
- Pages:
- 186-226
- Chapter number:
- 5
- Place of publication:
- Oxford / New York
- Publication date:
- 2025-05-19
- Edition:
- 1
- DOI:
- EISBN:
- 9780191915307
- ISBN-10:
- 0192646648
- ISBN-13:
- 9780192894243
- Language:
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English
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Chapter
- Pubs id:
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2350973
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- Deposit date:
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2025-12-17
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- Copyright holder:
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright date:
- 2025
- Rights statement:
- © Oxford University Press 2025.
- Notes:
- This is an excerpt from the accepted manuscript version of the chapter. The full-text final version is available online from Oxford University Press at https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/9780191915307.003.0005
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