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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Parfit"”.
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The extension of liberalism beyond domestic boundaries : three problem cases
… whose protection is not so guaranteed. Derek Parfit has put forth a general difficulty regarding our obligations to future generations, to which I respond in chapter three. Parfit claims, plausibly, that we may suppose a major public policy decision to have sufficiently broad ramifications …
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Efficient Object-Oriented Modelling, Simulation and Parameter Estimation for Biomechanical Problems
… tool MBSNAT and the parameter estimation package Parfit++.
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Moral Realism – Time To Relax?
… debate recently (Dworkin, 1996; Kramer, 2009; Parfit, 2011; Scanlon, 2014). Relaxed realism promises a novel perspective on our normative practice. In particular, it aims for a view that is genuinely distinct from traditional non-naturalism on the one hand, and sophisticated forms of …
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A Defense of Mackie's Moral Error Theory: Essays on the Argument from Queerness and Formulation Problems
… avoid any queerness (Nagel 1997, Putnam 2004, Parfit 2011, Scanlon 2014). According to them, moral facts exist without ontological robustness, so they would not be queer. However, once the argument from queerness is more clearly articulated, it becomes apparent that the queerness of moral facts …
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For Narrativity: How Creating Narratives Structures Experience and Self
… principle of experience. I respond to Derek Parfit, another opponent of narrativity, who argues that the Self is a falsehood. The fifth chapter draws a connection between how Narrativity functions in response to experience, and how a literary narrative triggers our mental process of …
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Persons and partiality: limitations on consequentialist justifications
… state of affairs, impersonally judged. Derek Parfit agrees with Pettit's claim, arguing that a reductionist account of persons offers support for moral theories tha tfail to acknowledge the fact that each person is a separate unit of moral concern. I reject Parfit's assumption that the natural …
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Numerical Methods for Parameter Estimation and Optimal Control of the Red River Network
… the software packages for parameter estimation PARFIT and FIXFIT. Based on the code FIXFIT we have developed a numerical tool for solution of simulation and parameter estimation problems for river flows that are modeled by hyperbolic PDE. Using the validated model, we formulate an optimal …
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Personal Identity, Survival And What Matters
… of time has passed.</p> <p>Finally, I address Parfit’s very influential work on personal identity. He argues that identity itself does not matter. Although I concede this point, I offer many extrinsic considerations for why identity matters. These considerations are not intended to show that …
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Embryo Adoption: Implications of Personhood, Marriage, and Parenthood
One’s personal claims regarding personhood will influence his moral belief regarding embryo adoption. In Chapter One, I consider the personhood of the human embryo. If the human embryo is a person, we are morally obligated to permit the practice of embryo adoption as an ethical means to save human …