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Derek Parfit(1942–2017)
Derek Antony Parfit was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential moral philosophers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
United Kingdom
1
Major Awards
154
Publications
11,363
Citations
33
h-index
42
i10-index
73.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation countRecent Publications
View all worksImproving Scanlon’s Contractualism
Reason, Justification, and Contractualism2021
1citations
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7citations
07 Ch 2 (11-42)
2002
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2citations
Identidad personal y racionalidad
Revista De Occidente1986
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External Profiles
Education
Eton College
Balliol College
Career Timeline
New York University?–present
All Souls College?–present
Harvard University?–present
Academy Memberships
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
TW
Timothy Williamson
Schock Prize in Logic (2022)
SS
Saharon Shelah
Schock Prize in Logic (2018)
RB
Ruth Barcan Marcus
Schock Prize in Logic (2015)
HP
Hilary Putnam
Schock Prize in Logic (2011)
TN
Thomas Nagel
Balzan Prize (2008)
JH
Jaakko Hintikka
Schock Prize in Logic (2005)
SF
Solomon Feferman
Schock Prize in Logic (2003)
SK
Saul Kripke
Schock Prize in Logic (2001)
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