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Derek Parfit

1942 - 2017

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Derek Antony Parfit (; 11 December 1942 – 2 January 2017) 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. Parfit rose to prominence in 1971 with the publication of his first paper, "Personal Identity". His first book, Reasons and Persons (1984), has been described as the most significant work of moral philosophy since the 1800s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Parfit is the 958th most popular philosopher (up from 1,021st in 2019), the 750th most popular biography from China (up from 829th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Chinese Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Derek Parfit ranks 958 out of 1,267. Before him are Stanley Cavell, Bernard Stiegler, Keshub Chandra Sen, Lars Gustafsson, Sandra Harding, and Ramananda. After him are Nemesius, Monimus, Jacques-André Naigeon, David Lewis, Wendy Brown, and Northrop Frye.

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Among people born in 1942, Derek Parfit ranks 287. Before him are Ama Ata Aidoo, Rupert Sheldrake, Natalia Gutman, David J. Griffiths, Vera Alentova, and Jackie Oliver. After him are Johnny Servoz-Gavin, Hannes Löhr, Ghada al-Samman, Beverly Aadland, Dee Dee Warwick, and Lyudmila Zhivkova. Among people deceased in 2017, Derek Parfit ranks 231. Before him are Laura Biagiotti, Clifton James, Shunichiro Okano, Robert M. Pirsig, Gorden Kaye, and Jimmy Snuka. After him are Bernard Panafieu, Kim Jong-hyun, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Jiří Bělohlávek, Mervyn Rose, and Michael Ballhaus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Derek Parfit ranks 750 out of 1,610. Before him are Thubten Choekyi Nyima, 9th Panchen Lama (1883), Ulanhu (1906), Wu Bangguo (1941), Bai Ling (1966), Zhang Gaoli (1946), and Pei Xiu (224). After him are Toshiko Akiyoshi (1929), Witness Lee (1905), Wan Li (1916), Zhang Qun (1889), Sun Chuanfang (1885), and Fang Lizhi (1936).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In China

Among philosophers born in China, Derek Parfit ranks 39. Before him are Lie Yukou (-449), Cheng Hao (1032), Liu Yuxi (772), Feng Youlan (1895), Tao Hongjing (456), and Tan Sitong (1865). After him are Huang Zongxi (1610), Wei Yuan (1794), Zhang Binglin (1868), P. C. Chang (1892), and Liang Shuming (1893).

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